philosophy major

What is the most important thing in human life?

2009-03-26T22:34:00.000-07:00

i mean is it to fulfill the potential of our brain, courage,...what is the true meaning of life of a human being?
What is the most important thing in human life?
To have a relationship with God and live your life to glorify and honour Him.
What is the most important thing in human life?
to take time to love and help others . i used to ask myself this question all the time. i realized i was selfish and turned a new leaf you get great pleasure from helping other people and the amazing thing is you might do something that would mean nothing to you but bring others to tears
Reply:LOVE!!!!
Reply:hapiness for yourself and others around you and the best thing is to learn from others and share your views with people thats important in life
Reply:unconditional love
Reply:Knowledge for survival and for expansions in life.

To have faith in ourselves to go on in this life. Then to be strong and well to carry it on.

Do you find internal strength or prove yourself externally?

2009-03-26T22:33:00.001-07:00

like writer vs soldier kinda deal, and how would someone choose 1 vs the other path of life/?
Do you find internal strength or prove yourself externally?
I%26#039;m a writer actually and I do find internal strength and inspiration for my stories. However, in my social life, I%26#039;m as genuine as I can be in both my happiness and sadness... I believe that hiding your real feelings has nothing to do with strength, but with cowardice...
Do you find internal strength or prove yourself externally?
Well both of course. First I make sure I look cute. And then I take the bull by the horns. I don%26#039;t always win... but at least I look good doing it!! lol
Reply:Masturbation is the key to self improvement.
Reply:In history, many writers have been soldiers, they fought with the pen rather than the sword, %26amp; some have even died for what they wrote.

We choose the path that calls to us the most, the one that moves us with so much passion we can not help but act externally. At any given moment, whatever we do externally is the expression of our internal world, even if that expression is indecision or not knowing yet.

Blessings!

Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?

2009-03-26T22:33:00.000-07:00

I find it hard to believe that our life was predetermined and no matter how hard we try to change it we can%26#039;t.

I think life is what you make it. You make 100%26#039;s of decisions a day most of them you don%26#039;t even know. If you make good informed decisons things will turn out ok for you.

I think %26quot;everything happens for a reason%26quot; is a weak way to think. That%26#039;s an excuse if something doesn%26#039;t go your way.
Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
i believe that everything happens for a reason :)
Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
Not really but, when some thing happens reasons occur .
Reply:Only when it turns out in my favor. Women are hopeless romantics about that. If it helps you to deal with something bad, because it implies that something good will eventually come of it. What does that hurt? I believe in free will. I believe we are in control of our destiny. But the notion of things happening for a reason can be enchanting at times. Helps us to cope, with the incopable. Lighten up! Don%26#039;t kill the magic, the mystery of it all. It%26#039;s kinda cool.
Reply:when you talked abt %26quot;everything happens 4 a reason%26quot; the first thing that came in my mind was destiny..

I believe in destiny ... I believe everyones life story is written by God%26#039;s own hand.. God already knew the choices we will make before were born..
Reply:Absolutely not. Choice defines all human action and thought. Fate is an illusion. These two ideas are the basis for which any human being changes not only his or her environment but themselves as well. Our creator endowed us with the powerful gift of choice; we should use it in the best way we know how. Many people disagree with each other on the proper use of choice, but this fact only supports my claims that human beings are driven by our ability to choose.
Reply:I believe everything does happen for a reason, but that belief does not limit me on what I feel I can achieve, get to, or overcome.

That line of thinking does not mean that life is hopeless, or already predetermined. It just means that the courses of actions you take - even the simplest decisions that you make every day - are done so for some reason, and the outcome is then obviously occurring for that reason. Or the outcome is occurring despite that reason.

Thinking that way certainly doesn%26#039;t limit you. And yes, life is certainly what you make of it, but there are also reasons for your making it that way.
Reply:To think that everything happens for a reason, you need an idea of who or what has that reason.

Earning money happens for a reason - so you can afford to live. Turning bicycle pedals happens so that the wheels turn. These are %26#039;person intentional%26#039; reasons.

What I think you%26#039;re driving at is some power outside our understanding pulling all the strings that makes stuff happen. This will take you one of two ways, and possible back together at the far end of your journey. One way is to God - and you may as well credit or blame the fairies at the bottom of your garden as the existence of both is equally unproven. Or you can delve into sub-atomic particle physics, but there you%26#039;ll find the existence of randomness and chance (even fuzzyness). Take your pick, and I%26#039;m not going for either in particular. It%26#039;s interesting that if (as another correspondent asserts) women in particular seem to think that %26#039;everything happens for a reason%26#039; , it usually relates to something bad. The very fact that people take credit and seek to pass the blame seems to me that it%26#039;s just another %26#039;coping strategy%26#039; to relieve some of the stress of life.

In a similar vein, and sorry to return to religion, it has always occurred to me that religion is the medieval form of crowd control, used to keep the people in their place rather like modern day use of the %26#039;threat of terrorism%26#039; as a justification for imposing a higher level of control on citizens. In history, religion has been all about behaving yourself now so that the bogeyman doesn%26#039;t get you later. If you%26#039;re a sinner, but miserable enough, your misery will cancel out your sins. Now, if you suffer enough inconvenience and threat to liberty on a day-to-day basis, the terrorists will be kept at bay. And don%26#039;t start me on climate change (or, more correctly, climatic change, but grammar was never a strong suit of the political and media classes!). Again, a huge, ominous but unproven threat that stops people from getting above themselves - e.g. by influencing the number of wheels on their cars that are powered (!). Better yet for the politicos, this one can raise more tax cash - although come to think of it, religions with their tithes and levies (like psychological extortion) have become among the most affluent and dare I say it corrupt, organisations in the world.

Thanks for the question, friend. I hope you enjoyed thinking of it as much as I enjoyed thinking about the answer. If you want things to turn out well for you, be nice (as I%26#039;m sure you already are!)
Reply:You can%26#039;t say most females think everything happens for a reason. For instance me, I don%26#039;t believe in that, and neither do all the females I know.

And you can safely say that deep down, no one believes in that.

For instance, every parents want their children to work at school in order to succeed in life, but if they really think that fate is already written somewhere, why going to school if it won%26#039;t affect their children%26#039;s fate? because if you don%26#039;t go to school, chances are you will never be a director or an executive, but if you go to school your chances to get a good job are increased.

Do you understand what I mean? Everything you choose to do in your life will affect your future, it%26#039;s not pre-written, you%26#039;re the one writing it ;)
Reply:i strongly disagree, everything happens for a reason, and you%26#039;ll find that is true when you find, %26quot;thankgod i chose that decision!%26quot;
Reply:well of course everything happens for a reason, just like you never know what life will throw at you

How do u achieve ur dreams?

2009-03-26T22:32:00.001-07:00

do u have dreams that u can reach now? what are them and what are receipts?
How do u achieve ur dreams?
You believe in yourself and in the dream/s .
How do u achieve ur dreams?
Forget your dreams, steal someone elses and feel great about yourself.
Reply:By doing all I can do to reach it.

I believe that through hardwork,I can achieve %26#039;em all.:)

Patience,discipline and practice are all we need.

Answer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
Reply:stop dreaming, just go out and perform
Reply:Find a dream in life so big it will challenge every capacity to beat your best then make the goals to achieve your dreams.

Every one can do this they must drive themselves to achive.

Risk more than others tihnk is safe DREAM more than others think is practical and expect more than others think is possible

ACHIve Good luck
Reply:To achieve you%26#039;re dreams is the most difficult thing you will ever do as it is all you have ever wanted.

*Try to ignore negative influences, or at least train your mind to use them as motivation instead.

*Always be open and allow the possibility that anyone around you has the possibility to aid towards that dream.

*Do not give in to laziness, something that is becoming harder and harder as the whole of the well off world is designed to make you lazy.

Be flexible with that dream, and understand that sometimes the things you believe need to be refined into some kind of reality.

*Do not try too hard and be patient even through the rough times.

*Believe in yourself as much as possible.

*Be brave and face up to the things that you are afraid of.

These are just a few, but the best advice is to live the dream at some point everyday.

I think im the only one who truly exists?

2009-03-26T22:32:00.000-07:00

i think that noone else truly exists. i think that everyone around me is just programmed to say everything at that moment in my life.like they have no soul..i know im wierd....could it be true?i dont want to think the world this way
I think im the only one who truly exists?
You are asking the people who dont exist? you sure you want to trust them?

mate cmon you got oto think a little more clearer from your little fantasies?
I think im the only one who truly exists?
you wrong I%26#039;m no we%26#039;re very real
Reply:I dunno.. could be. but if you think that.... why are you asking ME?!
Reply:I don%26#039;t know how this applies but talk to an atheist and a priest about God and then you%26#039;ll have a grasp on everyone else%26#039;s reality.
Reply:While you create your reality you are rubbing up against the reality of another .
Reply:Haha!

I have that feeling too but you can count on me %26#039;coz I%26#039;m real.

Answer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
Reply:Well,I know I%26#039;m real!

Can%26#039;t prove it,though,you%26#039;ll just have to take my word for it-or not.
Reply:I told my bro that we are all Sims.. He laughed
Reply:Haha honestly, I used to think of that question as a kid. It felt like I was the only real thing, and everyone was like an illusion. In fact sometimes, I think nothing is real. If you want an honest answer, I%26#039;d say you%26#039;re wrong because we%26#039;re thinking of the same thing! Therefore that proves that you%26#039;re not the only one.!!!! Or the rest of us is just programmed to answer this way to prevent you from discovering the truth...O_O

One last thing, careful on the curiosity. I asked that question to my teacher as a kid, and it got me a lot of unwanted attention...XD (and trust me that is not your kind of 15 minutes of fame)Besides, its a very SAD and DANGEROUS thought to think about. Imagine living your life and everyone/everything is fake or unreal. It is isn%26#039;t lonely but it can destroy everything that we/you are. Like seriously, what%26#039;s the point of living if you know nothing is real? O_o

In this case, finding the truth isn%26#039;t quite important.

hmm you sound quite interesting, have any more interesting questions? ^^
Reply:Only fools think that way. The only other possibility is that you are lying.
Reply:Once an old farmer, who has never been to a city, was invited by a friend to see the biggest carnival ever in the neighboring city.

So, he accepted the invitation and went to see it. It was indeed huge and festive but in the big crowd, he lost his old favorite hat there.

So, when he returned back home, his wife asked him about the carnival. He said, %26quot;I know what it was, it was nothing but a gathering created by few cheaters for only one purpose and that was just to steal my hat%26quot;.

So, the moral of the joke is that there are more than 6 billion people on earth.... which you think don%26#039;t have a soul.

Please re-think!
Reply:do you want others to be real? if you want it to be real, then they are real. if deep down you reject them and view others not real, then they are not real. you have to choice to play in the game or not.
Reply:When you think about it you only see images of things around you .You really are all on your own . You can interact with people but you can%26#039;t get inside someone to know if they experience the world around them the same way you do. So you could say that you are the only one who truly exists.
Reply:Yes, and I%26#039;m just a figment of your imagination, as all else.

What is emotionally driven thought?

2009-03-26T22:31:00.001-07:00

Is there a difference between feeling an emotion because a thought came into your mind versus willfully producing a thought in order to induce an emotional response wihtin yourself? Do thoughts cause emotion, or do emotions cause thought? Is it possible to think without feeling an emotion? Is it possible to feel an emotion without thinking?
What is emotionally driven thought?
http://www.heartmath.org indicates healthy functioning is loving emotion guiding mentation.
What is emotionally driven thought?
it%26#039;s the eternal conflict between reason and feelings. they can sometimes exist one without the other...
Reply:Go bowling.
Reply:Most thoughts are emotionally driven.

It is like asking What came first the chicken or the egg?

Why is there no answer for the question "Why?"?

2009-03-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

Why?
Why is there no answer for the question %26quot;Why?%26quot;?
Because to know why you would be a God .
Why is there no answer for the question %26quot;Why?%26quot;?
Because
Reply:Are you sure there are no answers to that question

...what about %26quot;because%26quot; and %26quot;why not?%26quot;

I would have thought it was the question to which all statements are the answer

%26quot;why?%26quot; ...%26quot;the dog was sick on the carpet%26quot;

%26quot;why?%26quot; ...%26quot;There are monkeys in the trees%26quot;

%26quot;why?%26quot; ...%26quot;because I say so%26quot;

I guess it%26#039;s a glass half full or half empty kind of thing (c;
Reply:I actually have an answer. You ask %26quot;why?%26quot; rhetorically. No matter what you are asking, you already know the answer: Things just are exactly as they appear to you, in your world; through your very own perception.
Reply:I agree with DT.
Reply:There is an answer, if the question is offered and arises in context and is addressed to the appropriate ear and recipient. Silence and a lack of response may also be caused by guilt, duplicitousness or an unwillingness to concede or release the question and its correspondent.

There is always an answer. Whether the addressed has the courage of their convictions and the moral authority to answer is the contentious point and silent refrain.
Reply:There are many questions that we ask ourselves, and come up with the answer of %26quot;why%26quot;? Sometimes there is no explanation for the situation you are questioning, but as long as you have tried to seek the answer, even if you still dont get the answer, then you have tried your best to resolve it. The main answer that i would give to the question %26quot;why%26quot;? is %26quot;why not%26quot;!
Reply:This is my answer : Why are you asking?
Reply:Wink back.
Reply:%26quot;Why%26quot; is the last question to be asked, when the other questions won%26#039;t satisfy.
Reply:There is always an answer, just most don%26#039;t agree or even know.

Blessings!

Big Bang, or Evolution?

2009-03-26T22:30:00.000-07:00

What%26#039;s your view and why?
Big Bang, or Evolution?
isnt that more or less the same thing?
Big Bang, or Evolution?
They are tottaly different things. The Big Bang started the Universe. After that years later life forms began to emerge and then you have evolution.
Reply:none of the above..haha..

creation..
Reply:Evolution - its amazing that it is just over a hundred years old. Good book Trials of the Monkey looks at the revisionism of the The Scopes Monkey Trial, pretty cool. We have split the atom and have begun to understand the mysteries of the universe. Why should we dogmatically believe the Old Testament?
Reply:They both go hand in hand. The Big Bang occurred +- 15 billion years ago, of which resulted the universe as we know it today. Molecules form, primitive life forms, complex organisms....so on. The universe expands to a certain point, when it then begins to collapse in on itself. Then you have another big bang.
Reply:No the Big Bang Theory is not the same as the Theory of Evolution.

There is plenty of evidence for the Theory of Evolution. The Big Bang Theory has it%26#039;s critics for many reasons. Look it up, they%26#039;re both very interesting theories.
Reply:the big bang
Reply:Are you crazy? Those are different!

Big Bang refers to the origin of the Universe, our galaxy and other galaxies started from a huge explosion, whereas Evolution may refer to Darwin%26#039;s or Lamarck%26#039;s, but both theories suggest that all living things came from evolution. Like Pokemon, they evolve. lol

Okay. If you are religious, you might not believe those, but if you don%26#039;t, maybe you are reading to much science.

Well, how come you put it on the Philosophy category?
Reply:There is no such thing......... a myth......
Reply:OMG guys its big bang caused by god THEN evolution, read thomas equinas theory jeeezzz
Reply:The %26quot;Big Bang%26quot; could have been created.
Reply:Creation or the big bang?

Many people ponder this question.

Theists go for creation while atheists go for the big bang.

But the question is, is big bang and creation mutually exclusive?

Nope, they are not mutually exclusive.

God if exists created everything(likely), including science, which means god, using science, created the big bang which can be considered as %26quot;creation%26quot;.

I believe both. It is hard to believe that its god who have done all this, but i believe there are things people are not capable of understanding.(ie dimensions 4+)

Our science is still at an infant stage, i think we should leave this question to science.
Reply:Definetely creationism. I am too scientific at heart and mind. I cannot believe that nothing exploded and created something, nor can I believe that just for this one event the laws of Conservation of Mass and Conservation of Energy were broken since neither mass nor energy can be created nor destroyed simply changed from one form to another.

Who was it that said it is man's humour which seperates us from animals?

2009-03-26T22:29:00.001-07:00

I can mention just one... Johan Huizinga...
Who was it that said it is man%26#039;s humour which seperates us from animals?
absolutly its someone who has a sense of humour...............
Who was it that said it is man%26#039;s humour which seperates us from animals?
I%26#039;m not really sure what this question is about but if its OK with you Johnathon id like to have a stab in dark

uummm man and animals oh theres a bit of a song i remember

you and me baby we are nothing but mammals , so lets do what they do on the discovery channel

a mans humour ?????

girlfriend asks partner can you please pick up your mess after your self

partner replies of cause i can ( but wont ha ha aha aha )
Reply:You just did.
Reply:93% certain it was David Hume, in The Essays somewhere.

Hi ppl. im tryin to apply the law of attraction to wealth but have no idea how to do it as if i ask beli?

2009-03-26T22:29:00.000-07:00

Hi ppl. I ve read %26quot; the secret %26quot; and im tryin to apply the law of attraction to wealth but have no idea how to do it as if i ask believe and await its arrival there is always the thought in the back of my mind %26quot; no i dont have enough %26quot; This thought gathers momentum and id like to know how to overcome this and perfect the art of %26quot; THE SECRET %26quot;and get anything i so desire. If you would like some clarity on my situation feel free to contact me as im at a minor stalemate at the mo.

Thank you and i hope you can help.
Hi ppl. im tryin to apply the law of attraction to wealth but have no idea how to do it as if i ask beli?
There is no %26#039;secret%26#039;. The mere act of wanting does not have an effect on things outside of your mind.

By wanting something, you may subconsciously attempt to bring about what it is you want, and thus your conscious will be surprised that it has found it.

The most efficient way of getting what you want however is actually trying to get them. Hard work and willpower are what is needed, not %26#039;hope%26#039;.
Hi ppl. im tryin to apply the law of attraction to wealth but have no idea how to do it as if i ask beli?
get a corkboard, and put pics of things you want on it, including a happy couple if you want a relationship.put dates on each thing.think about the things you want, and feel the satisfaction and gratitude as if you already have these things.maybe start with one thing.BELIEVE that you DESERVE and you shall have!

it worked for me.i got new glasses first, then a man, now im working on moving house and finding the perfect job for me.
Reply:The law of attraction does work, but you need form a clear picture of what you truly want. This is a good place to start http://www.mindattraction.blogspot.com/

Don't u think there is lots of joy not just at the destintion but also in the path ?

2009-03-26T22:28:00.001-07:00

if u enjoy ur work.. then u dun have to wait to be happy in the end.. u enjoy the path.. the efforts of going to that destination of fulfilling ur dream.

eg. i wish to be a doctor.. and for sure i will be super happy when i will become one, but just now, even while studying for it, i am really enjoying the path, the subjects and the classes.

What d u think ? can u share ur experience ?

tnx for answrig and starring :)
Don%26#039;t u think there is lots of joy not just at the destintion but also in the path ?
who made who in usa
Don%26#039;t u think there is lots of joy not just at the destintion but also in the path ?
For me, the truth is that I don%26#039;t really care about the path while I%26#039;m going through it, in fact, I find it annoying...But then I get to the destination and start rergretting not making the most of the learning process and getting feelings of nostalgia.

And then I try to learn frorm the experience and enjoy school...Which of course I don%26#039;t. o.O;; It%26#039;s hard.

I want to be in some sort of medical field and live in Japan, but I%26#039;m currently in England and in highschool. Well, let%26#039;s say I get there...And then what?

Jeez, I contradict myself.
Reply:enjoy walking the earth. just serve others and something bigger than yourself, instead of just serving yourself
Reply:Yes i agree to Ur words.
Reply:there is no other time to feel joy than now. if it is %26quot;on the path%26quot; or %26quot;at the goal%26quot;, it is only now. so don%26#039;t sell your present for the future, there is only now.
Reply:When I was completing my B.E(Elec) at Kakinada (A.P) I know i will do well as i was topping,As I was standing first ten.

Further dad wanted me to join in service.Out of 140 i was selected out of 20 selected as 3rd in the Army. i was happy.

Within 3yrs Army selected and did my M.Tech( commn) . i was happy.i was enjoying.after a Rajsthan for 2 yrs moved to Siliguri, within 3 yrs finishing war i as selected to do my M.E ( SPECIALISATION in microwave,digital,satellite communications), On my own when at siliguri did MIE(I)

I WAS HEAD OF COMMUNUCATIONS AT SECUNDERABAD, IN FACULTY of electronics wing, moved as HEAD COMPUTER COMPLEX HEAD AS DY CHIEF ELECRONICS, AT BOMBAY I WAS COMMANDING ETC

O WAS ENJOYING GOT FIETE(I) AS U SAID DURING AND REACHED TOP,AS TOPPER EDVERY WHERE AS SPECIALIST IN ELECTRONICS

MORE LATER AFTER PREMATURELY GOT OUT WAS GENERAL MANAGER ETC ETC , JOYFUL THROUGH ALWAYS ? DESTINATIONS I CROSSED.
Reply:Yeah I think so!!!!

Have you not heard the song %26quot;Hum jo chalne lage........%26quot; from the movie %26quot;Jab we met%26quot;!!!!

Hahaha!!!!!! =)
Reply:Destination may be in this life or in future.

Tread your path without slipping or deviating from your present state.
Reply:Depends on the path. Sometimes the path is fun itself, sometimes it%26#039;s tedious or even terrible.
Reply:hmmm,...well, i don%26#039;t completely agree woth it...

like i want to score very good marks in boards, and i am studying hard for it, but still, somehow, i don%26#039;t just like studying few subjects..like history, bio...

well, but yes, i agree that if we start liking the path, then the destination becomes quite easier...

in the end, good luck to you for your aim!
Reply:Yes dear friend i agree completely agree wid you=]

I remember my trek tour... where we enjoyed the trekking the main journey:) It was important 2 enjoy it... otherwise i don%26#039;t think it would have been memorable:):)

Even while travelling i enjoy the journey... means everyone is happy 2 reach a place, but the travel is also a must 2 njoy:):)

Same theory applies 2 all the aims of life:):) n m soooo happy that u r enjoying studying docterate,,,, Best wishes Dr. Madhavi:) Loads of success:):)

ThankS:)

g00d question yaar
Reply:It really depends, and how U are looking at it, and if this the rightcarrier you are persuing, as for me i wanted to , be a Lawyer so bad, but been the third child, and having a older brother , long time a go where ia%26#039;m from one did not have a choice but to be what one%26#039;s parent wanted one%26#039;s to be, so this is how i became , a Spanish, Teacher, at first it was verry depressing , long early morning hours, but as the time went by, i felt better and the path got easier to handle, and i became joyful, i started to look forward , each day, to complete my every day, task and as i started to go to the class room i saw the look at the childre%26#039;sn faces i said yes, this is where i bellongs. and I loved it ever since, My mom %26amp; stept dad, always wanted me to be a Teacher, because of the love and care, i have shown , towards children%26#039;s, and ia%26#039;m glad ia%26#039;m a Spanish Teacher.... Peace.
Reply:Often the journey is far more important and enjoyable than the destination. For when I get to the destination although there is a lot of enjoyment in the moment there are always more new and exciting paths to discover just around the corner.
Reply:Dear Madhavi,

Even though you are asking about joy /happiness context of the path %26amp; the destination, I would like to address spiritual aspect of it.

Happiness is not else where. It is not in the path nor is it in the destination. It is actually within you and in your mind. However you gamble your life and rely on external things for your happiness. That leads to sadness %26amp; misery.

Before we analyze, we need to understand what happiness is. What is joy? Instead of concentrating on making your own self happy or your life joyful, try to make others happy %26amp; joyful. This would make you happy %26amp; joyful.

There is no end, there is no beginning or there is no path for joy or happiness. It is infinite.

Happiness %26amp; Joy is god personified. It is the elixir (Amruth) of god himself.

With warm regards

Senthil
Reply:Well yes....

Path is more enjoyable than destination....Only if we see in our real journey too...this thing comes up....it was once when i had to visit a certain place....i was excited very much to reach there...But,truly speaking....i enjoyed the roads and bridges more than what i enjoyed when we reached that place...

Its a great enjoyment always...Path is more beautiful than acheievment....Actually,till i know....what we usually remember is the path and not the achievement...we remember our ups and downs and we also remember happiness that lead us to the real destination:)

Superb Question:)
Reply:I agree.

It%26#039;s tough not working towards something while not liking it versus working towards something while enjoying it. For me, I have a enjoy my studies and aim for more. I guess it%26#039;s important to be optimistic too. Out of this certain optimism, comes the enjoyment for work. The efforts should be enjoyed so that the fruit of the labor is even more ripe and %26quot;tasty.%26quot; The path is the longest. Working while smiling will ensure great happiness at the end of the tunnel. To conclude, it%26#039;s important to smile through the difficulties and think about the laughter at the end. I might have diverted a little from your question. This is just a little side note. ;-)

Great question, by the way. Keep them coming!! =)

College life help?

2009-03-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

i%26#039;m going to college this june 10, and i%26#039;m kinda worried..although we had our orientation yesterday, and met my fellow schoolmates/classmates, i still didn%26#039;t knew them because they were in groups with their high school peers..i was accompanied by my mom, and i didn%26#039;t get to see my fellow peers in high school..so still i didn%26#039;t got to meet a new one there..i%26#039;m worried that maybe when the first day of classes, i don%26#039;t know where to join because they have different groups, like i was wishing that i hope all my new classmates were not friends, or haven%26#039;t knew themselves at all, so that i can easily be friends with them..whew!

P.S.

we%26#039;ll have our own assembly (all nursing students) on the 12th..and i%26#039;m thinking maybe they%26#039;ll have their own groups again..=(
College life help?
Dont worry there r many others like u who also r thinking will i fit in or make friends u sure will there will b many ppl like u who dont know any1 and want 2 b friends.

What is meant in the saying 'less is more'?

2009-03-26T22:27:00.001-07:00

You dont have to go over the top to make an impression.
What is meant in the saying %26#039;less is more%26#039;?
A certain look speaks volumes.
What is meant in the saying %26#039;less is more%26#039;?
making things complex only complicate things, so it lessens the meaning. simple but straight to the point is the best way

its like saying %26quot;I love you%26quot; to someone every 5 minutes, but this other couple says it only when they really mean it, it has more substance this way. less is more
Reply:Sometimes simplicity speaks more to the point. Too much can clutter, confuse and detract from another person%26#039;s observation of what it is you%26#039;re wanting to convey.

A room that has too much stuff in it..even if all pieces are beautiful...the clutter makes it unattractive. Whereas, if you select only the essential %26#039;you%26#039; articles and display them in such a fashion as to be easily viewed, people will be able to appreciate your sense of style.

When speaking, rather than long, verbose essays, a clear and precise statement of your view will hit a person%26#039;s ear more comfortably, allowing them to not only fully hear your point, but room to toss it around in their own heads and see how it fits.

Lastly, when wearing make up. Applying it artfully so as to bring out your features, rather than slabbing color on top of color, allows for YOU to shine through, instead of, once again, getting lost, hidden and buried underneath a lot of garbage.

:)
Reply:It started referring to talking ie: when you speak speak less and you will not give others more to pick on. It also says that when you speak less, with knowledge and thought,people take you more seriously.

In food it has referred to portions. Less is better because of excess calories and the less you get the more you savor the experience.Same could be said of sex?
Reply:A simple answer to a question can sometimes be less confusing than a long one that rambles.

In fashion a simple elegant dress can be more beautiful than one with a pattern or design that is too busy.
Reply:it%26#039;s the quality, the intensity that counts, not the quantity.
Reply:That simplicity is desirable.

A good example is in YA. Ever see a 10 paragraph answer when 2 sentences would suffice?

Less is more. A short straightforward answer is often better. A quick simple solution often trumps an ornate one.

Can you give me your opinions?

2009-03-26T22:27:00.000-07:00

I heard the following quote the other day just wondering what you think of it! The quote is: %26quot;everything is born out of love, it is just the mind that corrupts it!%26quot; I would suggest that you dont just apply this statement to living things - think outside the box a little too.
Can you give me your opinions?
i would say everything is born not out of love or hate, but with potential to be anything
Can you give me your opinions?
Love is a state of mind, so without a brain somewhere somehow it would not exist (unless you believe in some Divine Creator or benevolent spirits). The statement could also be taken very literally to apply to procreation. Other than that it doesn%26#039;t fit very well with my (admittedly pessimistic) views of life.

Juggling those concepts I would say the mind is born with love, and learns to fear and hate. But at its very heart, its very soul, with the illusions of reality stripped away, and the torments of existance releived, the essence of every living thing burns with the flame of love
Reply:There are also those who were accidentally born like me.

Love out of lust and ignorance. I wonder I myself got lost with that idea that everything was to be said born out of love. When there were many those creature devour their own children if not putting them into prey...

I am so devastated of having this kind of confusions too. That there were many unloved children and had became the society%26#039;s biggest never ending problem to face each day of our lives. That when they finally become strong grown up adults most of them result into one of the bloodiest crime cases in town.

I hope we can be aware of this and accept the fact that ignorance and indiscretions degrades the meaning of the real word love.

So as to say or think about the reality too. That I doubt the quote of %26#039;everything is born out of love%26#039;. It is just a sad bitter truth that we can prevent more in the future if we just come to open up our minds to be aware of it.

What is your perception of honour?

2009-03-26T22:26:00.001-07:00

It is sacred. Ties into loyalty, fidelity and faith.

Honour is abslutely personal. It is not something anyone else can prescribe for you. It is..the fulfillment of a commitment of purpose you have made towards an ideal.
What is your perception of honour?
The long version wouldn%26#039;t get read, the short form is simply stated as being a United States MARINE. Not all Marines have lived by our code of honor, many have died in keeping it alive and well in the hearts and minds of past, present and future %26quot;Jar heads%26quot;

Semper Fi

gamerunner2001

C.A.P. Ba
What is your perception of honour?
To have no perception at all.
Reply:Honor happens when one has adopted their own internal code of ethics %26amp; lives by that code. We are said to have honor when we do not break our code of ethics, which may or may not be all of the %26quot;rules%26quot; of society. It is also the difference between guilt %26amp; shame. Guilt happens if we break a law of society, shame happens when we break our own.

Blessings!

Other Galaxies is also bounded by the Laws of Evolution?

2009-03-26T22:26:00.000-07:00

if there is infact life on other planets.

and when i think about this, i think about how old the universe is... and in that time dont you think theres a good chance that there already is a Species so Superior than us its mind boggling.
Other Galaxies is also bounded by the Laws of Evolution?
Other galaxies, species...universes, even.

I think that their laws of evolution may be different than ours. Yet, surely, they have some sort of scientific plan that upholds their worlds.

%26quot;There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in man%26#039;s philosophy.%26quot; W.Shakes.
Other Galaxies is also bounded by the Laws of Evolution?
well, i don%26#039;t think that if there could be any life on the other planets. because if it is true then why can%26#039;t we see them. we know that our science is now far more advanced to identify all those things in the universe. so i am not agree to this theory of life in the other planets.
Reply:Think about it mathematically, with all those planets, and the various forms that life could take i find it highly improbable that we are the only living things.....although that would be a freaky though.

But if there was, i%26#039;m sure they would follow some logical evolutionary process where the weak ceased to exist and the strong thrived.

rocky M

Do you have ANY idea about how much of the universe we can%26#039;t see?

Science may have improved, but we are a LONG way off from exploring more of it in greater detail, who says we%26#039;re not just looking in the wrong place?
Reply:Laws of Evolution is very depending on the environment. You have to have an environment so that you can fit for survival.

Even though there may be other tribes in the universe and they may be much superior than human; you cannot be there because the environment is not right for human.

However, the strong message is that using all your resource for your own advancement.
Reply:Life on other planets? - absolutely has to be true.

All existence within the boundaries of time and space evolves.

THE CHANCES THAT WE ARE THE MOST ADVANCED RIGHT NOW ARE VERY SLIM

I%26#039;m sure that species superior to what we are now have undoubtedly existed already - let%26#039;s hope our planet is the start of the next great universal species.
Reply:Superior than us?

There is no guarantee of that. Its a bad assumption.

Yes, the universe is immensely large and incredibly old... but there has got to be an %26quot;oldest%26quot; species somewhere.

Anyone can say, %26quot;there is another species out there older than us.%26quot; But if that were true in each and every case then there would be an infinite number of intelligent species.

Nope... there cant be. There must be a finite number. Therefore, there is an oldest.

And how can anyone be certain that we arent it?

===

Wow... arent you a prick. Obviously what I had to say is WAY over your head. Next time, ask in the 5-and-under section, okay? You will get simpler worded answers.

By the way, you are assuming. Its funny how we are all ignorant of our own ignorances, isnt it? So sad. But maybe you are just looking for validation... did you want me to agree with you and stroke your ego, praise you for your grand insights?

Let me re-phrase my answer in baby-talk:

Does the possibility exist that there are species more advanced than us? Yes.

Does that guarantee that there are species more advanced than us? No.

Does an infinitely large and infinitely old universe guarantee that there is a species more advanced than us? No.

It is simple logic... if we can assume there is someone more advanced than us, then those people can assume the same... and so on...

Does the breast-feeding approach help you to understand?

Now... go cry to yahoo answers
Reply:Everything is bounded by some laws or another. Evolution is the law of adapting. If life don%26#039;t adapt, there will be no life. So, yes. Other galaxies are bounded by the same law. Even god is bounded by some laws, like the law to do no evil (If you believe in a benevolent god). Think about it.
Reply:Yes. There is a possibility such a species exist.
Reply:Science has taught us that the statistical odds are good that life, perhaps even life similar to the types of life we have here may exist on other planets and moons.

We have not yet been able to find a planet (with certainty) that has the diversity of life that we have on Earth. We have identified moons and other extra solar planets that may in fact have the building blocks for life, but we do not know that the building blocks (water and carbon for example) are the same from planet to planet. We do not have the ability to get to these distant places to explore them, therefore it is impossible to guess what may exist or how it may evolve, as evolution is affected by a variety of conditions.

Theoretically, yes, there is a strong likelihood that some sort of organic life exists on other planets and moons. Remember, that even the laws of evolution are meant to be broken and often are, under exceptional circumstances.

Can Love Save Humanity.?

2009-03-26T22:25:00.000-07:00

I want to do a deal with someone to save humanity. I ask an individual to consider this.

God can only be good if he lets me have my desire. My desire is to liberate the true nature of the political concept of socialism from phoney socialism, from the oppressive notions of phoney socialist ideology which were invented by God, and to attain the necessary amount of economic developments for the true nature of the political concept of socialism.

In asking for this deal, I declare myself openly to be a true socialist. I have written a constructive liberal democratic socialist ideology, that liberates the political concept of socialism from phoney socialism. The point is that I love my philosophy, that I care about the political concept of socialism.

I declare myself to be a true socialist, and I declare all existing parties which call themselves socialist to be phoney socialist. They are not friends of mine, they don%26#039;t appreciate, like, love my philosophy.
Can Love Save Humanity.?
I suggetst you repost this and make it A LOT shorter. It%26#039;s very long, and lots ppl dont want to take the time to read an essay. (or it mite just be bin a lazy cow)

You mite get better, more constructive answers

FULL STOP!

It%26#039;s PROVEN that God exists is it?

Since when?

I doubt that very much. Show me some evidence and i mite listen to you.
Can Love Save Humanity.?
love alone cannot save humanity.technology can and will.
Reply:God cannot grant your every whim. You may seek a perfect world but every world has a flaw because WE have flaws. He would limit us in creating your socialist heaven. He would have to make people free of selfishness, which couldn%26#039;t happen. Our flaws make our triupmhs all the better.

One mans trash is another mans treasure. What you desire effects the lives of millions of people. Some for the better, others for the worst. God cannot grant you something like that, millions of people could lose their lives, fighting, protesting etc.

What you propose sounds beautiful, but it doesn%26#039;t work under the very emotional core of being a Human. Everyone wants something, they hate something, they love something. It makes each and every one of us unique. God could not limit his ultimate creation just for a liberated and cooperative government.
Reply:The question really made me smile, I thought I wasn%26#039;t going to end reading it. But I may be brief with my answer. Appreciating all the good and magnificent insights of yours..

I may think that love can save humanity. But with a very selfless love rendering lots of sacrifices and patience. Without these values mere love will not be able to stand alone to save humanity. For the weigh of chaos in people%26#039;s lives are too heavy and spontaneous to carry on.

That to overcome it, makes it mostly impossible. But with people who were rendering selfless service out of love and humility is so few in this human race. The thing is that we need more conviction with cooperations to go on through that effort. To expand more awareness and to mold the society for its betterment now and the future.
Reply:hey listen, if Jesus , the son of GOD thought it could , then guess what, it CAN!!!! ...the biggest thing missing from the human race it faith and love !!! ...if you don%26#039;t believe me, just look around, and you will see what the absence of love can do to society, and what it will eventually do to all of us... love is the bond that holds this universe together, if you are looking for something else, you will be searching forever and will find nothing!
Reply:Gobbeldy **** of twisted logic and unfounded assumtions.

Love? you love an idea like this? that kind of love? Sounds like self love to me.

God can only be good if? Are your desires the only ones that he should be concerned with? What of conflicting ideas that are just as sound? Or do you believe that only yours are sound?

If there were not validity in conflicting ideas then there would be no conflicting ideas. And there are. Or are you the only smart person out there? Do you think you are so right that everyone on earth will agree with you? Or are you depending on and act of God to force everyone to agree. And you talk of liberty? There is none in your writing. Unless you consider it liberty for everyone to think you are the king of thinking. Which I see no evidence of in here.

Have a nice day and leave me alone!
Reply:love is perhaps the most important ingredient for saving the world but you need to be very, unselfish, understanding and forgiving - simply speaking love teaches us to be very noble, ethical, civilized, resolute and determined.

another important ingredient is education. We have come far with technology - too far too fast. Are we prepared to share our knowledge with the underpreviliged.

Finally how far are you prepred to go?

I am very optimistic about the future but it will take a lot of sacrifice and humbling of egos to get there.

Enjoy.
Reply:no. love is overrated
Reply:yes, of course.

with love, nobody will hate anyone, and no anger, so there%26#039;d be no fightings, no wars.

humanity would be just alright.

What is the Meaning of Life?

2009-03-26T22:24:00.001-07:00

The meaning of life is different for everyone for no two people are ever the same. Thus the answer to this question is simple everyone has a different meaning to their life.

In light of this truth, the next step to answering this question is to find our own meaning in life which, can be easily be found by first discovering what its not; something that can only be found by studying other common %26quot;meanings for life%26quot;.
What is the Meaning of Life?
The earthy life is a jail. We are entertaining ourselves in order to preparing our death.

The clock is clicking and the execution time is coming!

Enjoy yourself as much as possible, so that you will not regret to live in this world.
What is the Meaning of Life?
I believe the purpose to life is so that that which is EVERYTHING can experience differentiation. If you were everything you%26#039;d also be nothing. Thust, no experiences. Break yourself up into countless fragments, invest each one into something and set it apart from you to %26#039;live%26#039; until such point as it returns into you and you then assimalte all those experiences.

We live so that God/dess may live. :)
Reply:its development
Reply:life would seem to have no intrinsic meaning i.e we are not here for a special reason, staying with this feeling can only lead to despair and depression. Therefore we must find or give meaning to every day life, finding what %26#039;float your boat%26#039; or inspires you, lay key to leading an inspired life.
Reply:The meaning of life is to reach your full potential.

Use your skills and talents.

To be a good friend, neighbour and member of society.
Reply:The %26quot;meaning%26quot; of life is a misleading phrase anyway. It denotes some sort of extra authority on humans, that we have a %26quot;meaning%26quot;, we are not so important. Isntead we serve a function, not a meaning. This function is to continue the human race, maintain the ecosystem and contribute to its wellbeing. There is no spiritual answer, because none of that is true, we are not here to %26quot;spread the word of god%26quot; etc. We are here to perform a simple function, reproduce, interact and die.
Reply:What is the meaning of an exhaled breath?

Nothing.

I rest my case.
Reply:Answer a question with a question. What is the meaning of %26quot;meaning%26quot;? For centuries philosophers have discussed the %26#039;meaning%26#039; of life, and did not find an answer, because the word meaning in that sentence does not have the same meaning as in the sentence: %26quot;What do you mean?%26quot; Where the latter asks for an explanation, your question asks an opinion. My opinion is: You are here to train to become like God. Power. Miracle. Wise. Guru. Exalted etc.

Peace.
Reply:I do not know the meaning of life.

God is Wise.

The Wise Creator plays not with his creations.

Hence there must be a meaning in every bit of His creations.

I believe in God, so I believe that there must be a meaning of life. But it does not make me know what exactly the meaning is. I am still ignorant of this.

If I start with any assumption other than assuming God, I fail to arrive at any possibility of anything that may be called “meaning”. I may assume any meaning of life for me, but that shall just be a despotic assumption.

In either way the truth is that I do not know yet what the meaning is.
Reply:It is true that every one has their own meaning of life. To me life is a chance to understand the deeper workings of the world and to discover my true self.

For me life is all about living it the way I want to live it and living life to the fullest. To me it is also about living each day without regrets.

To me life is an one and only chance to discover the deeper workings of the world, discover my true self and living my footprints behind.

To me, we were given a chance in life so we found out all we can about the world we live in and uncover the mysteries of the world, and then leave all our knowledge behind to the people who will follow our footsteps.

Many people live their life without truely understanding themselves. So I believe that life is also a chance to gain better understanding of ourselves.

People say that when near death your whole life flashes before your eyes and you finally understand the mysterious of the world, and of course you will be able to fully understand yourself. But sadly, if you do survive that near death situation you would not remember all the wonderful things that you saw through death%26#039;s gate. However you will be granted with a better understanding of the world than everyone else.

Life is short so live it to the fullest, say what you mean and live everyday without regrets. That%26#039;s my interpretation of life.
Reply:___ The Meaning of Meaning ___

Children as meaning~~The believe that life is all about the having children and making their life better then yours.

God as Meaning ~~

No Meaning at All~~The belief that life is absurd.

___The Meanings of Life___

Life as a Game ~~ If life is a game, it is not to be taken so seriously.

Life as a Story ~~ %26quot;To think of life as a story is to think of life in a particular temporal way, as a plot unfolding, as the development of character and personality.%26quot; (Robert C. Solomon)

Life as Tragedy~~ To find crucial ingredients of tragedy in life - some as tragic flaws, errors in judgment or a contradiction that are all played throughout life untill death.

Life as Comedy~~ %26#039;Life is a joke%26#039; Life as humorous.

Life as a Mission~~Life as a calling, to see life as a single complex mission.

Life as an Adventure~~Similar to life as a story yet life as an Adventure is about thrill living and trying everything once.

Life as Disease~~ The view that we are all %26#039;sick%26#039; (diseased), not being sick or being healthy means living a prefect life yet because that is not possible we are all sick and life is a disease.

Life as Desire~~To live from desire to desire, gaining some sense of satisfaction when a desire is completed yet never truly being satisfied for you will always desire other things thus linking this view to %26#039;Life as a Frustration%26#039;.

Life as Nirvana~~The goal being to attain a restful state free of tension or desire. The essential goal is to be %26#039;at peace%26#039;

Life as Altruism~~The acting for the benefit of others even if there is no benefit for you.

Life as Honor~~Although the definition%26#039;s of Honor changes with time it is essentially life is a matter of living up to expectations from self and others.

Life as Learning~~ Life as a learning experience ... the satisfaction of learning something for your own sake.

Life as Suffering~~ Example: the old story of Sisyphus, the man who pushes the ruck up a mountain only to have it fall back down.

Life as an Investment~~ Was the juice was worth the squeeze? Was that action worth the result ?

Life as Relationships~~ (includes all types of relationships)

The bottom line is there are many different answers to this question, however, the right answer is your own answer. Respond back with your answer to the question.

Thomas Peffers
Reply:what do you mean? I repeat, what do YOU mean?
Reply:Life has no meaning, if you want your life to mean something you have to enjoy it while you can.

in other words....have sex!
Reply:The meaning of life is to put meaning into it. There is no different or hidden meaning there. Every person has a different way of putting meaning into his/her life.
Reply:click below and see for yourself

http://www.perceivingreality.com/

Was Soren Kirkegaard an ordinary person?

2009-03-26T22:24:00.000-07:00

Was Soren Kirkegaard an ordinary person. It has now been revealed that the history of ideas, philosophy, literature etc was transmitted by God to his chosen friends, the state and capitalism.

Was Soren Kirkegaard an agent of the state in that he knew God existed and was a friend of God. If so he wasn%26#039;t a lonely person. Therefore, if he was a friend of God and knew God as a friend, he probably was pretending to understand something he didn%26#039;t understand, the beauty of solitude for instance.

Solitude can be beautfiul.

Anwersing this question could open a debate into the history of God and the state, for such things need to be clarified.

How do you know whether Soren Krikegaard was a statist who knew God and was a friend of God as God was always a friend of the state. If you are an ordinary person you mightn%26#039;t necessarily know. If you are a statist then you could know that Soren Kirkegaard was a friend of God and therefore wasn%26#039;t a lonely person.
Was Soren Kirkegaard an ordinary person?
look, regardless of how he was as a person, his works are the ones who speak for him. and his works are far from being ordinary. people should stick to the work, writers or philosophers are entitled to their humanity in their daily life and they shouldn%26#039;t be judged according to that.
Was Soren Kirkegaard an ordinary person?
You know Kierkegaard was basically a Deist who believed in a PERSONAL god, right? Look up Deism. Not the kind of thing you seem to be talking about. Kierkegaard repeatedly attacked the Danish People%26#039;s Church during his lifetime and believed firmly that DOUBT is essential to faith. So your question doesn%26#039;t make sense.

Why is natural beauty important?

2009-03-26T22:23:00.001-07:00

natural beauty... and not physical or inner beauty
Why is natural beauty important?
Beauty is only skin deep.
Why is natural beauty important?
Don%26#039;t really understand what %26#039;natural beauty%26#039; is if it isn%26#039;t physical or emotional? I%26#039;ll try to take a stab at answering in anycase.

Natural Beauty exists to insure the continuation of the human race. If we are naturally beautfiul, people will want to procreate with us. Children are born etc etc.
Reply:well..for someone to be naturally beautiful without putting any effort into it is a very admirable thing..but i don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s THAT important!

inner beauty lasts forever!

~peace~
Reply:yes
Reply:Nature was first, then we were---obviously the first one would get importance. One can beautify oneself with full attentions, with too much care %26amp; with high value, yet that would be %26#039;man-made%26#039;! That%26#039;s why natural beauty is so important. By the way, there are few experts or aesthetically rich persons who perform the way as if nature did the work! Those are %26quot;Classics%26quot; %26amp; become legend! Complements like %26quot;HOW NATURAL!%26quot; goes to them.
Reply:What do you mean? Do you mean nature? Or natural beauty as in physical beauty which isn%26#039;t artificially enhanced by cosmetic surgery?

There is a lot of beauty in nature, flowers, wonderful scenes, sight to take your breath away. I think they are important because they take you back to your basic sense of %26quot;at one%26quot; with creation and what IS.
Reply:aesthetics is one of the things that renders special kind of energy to living things.

So does good nutrition, music, perfume, fine cuisine, orderliness, cleanliness, politeness, social acceptance, recognition for your performance etc., etc.

We need this abstract energy to do more than what is necessary to survive. I think these kind of things make human beings more advance than animals.

So you see, rose is as important as wheat.

Enjoy
Reply:It is the purest form of beauty. That came from mother nature itself. Nurtured slowly in time.

It was also said real or authentic beauty.

It is natural. That helps beautification of life here on earth and the universe.
Reply:Has no importance what so ever. Flowers have beauty. Thunderstorms have beauty. Deserts have beauty. All natural, and for no other reason than to be beautiful. The bees are not interested if the flower is beautiful or not. The trees waiting for the rain have no notion of beauty, only of the water that will follow. And the girl/boy friend you think is beautiful, will, within a few weeks, look exactly like all of us. Beautiful.

Peace.
Reply:natural beauty is important because feed through the eyes to the mind and to the soul. it lifts your spirit. basically everything is beautiful. but as a human beings we find beautiful, only the things which are not against to our own nature and surviving needs for example rubbish is not beautiful for us but for a fly is... same with disabilities but with an open mind beauty is everywhere art shows that.

stephy
Reply:there is no why for a tree.

there is no question and no answer in the beauty of a falling leaf.
Reply:Physical beauty,natural beauty,inner beauty are all important.
Reply:beauty means only beautiful mind

not th eexternal appearance

Which is more important: happiness derive from the mind or from the thoughts?

2009-03-26T22:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Have a great day!
Which is more important: happiness derive from the mind or from the thoughts?
Are thoughts not from the mind?
Which is more important: happiness derive from the mind or from the thoughts?
What%26#039;s the difference?
Reply:How do you intend to separate the mind from the thoughts? One is the location, the other is the action.
Reply:Well, thoughts are from the mind so it seems all the same to me . .
Reply:Surely that is the same thing - as the mind produces the thoughts?
Reply:Thought is mind and happiness derived from it is transient.
Reply:Err your question doesn%26#039;t make much sense... where do YOUR thoughts come from then? Mine come from my mind!
Reply:Both will lead you into danger zone!!!!! Mind and thoughts could well back fire but the real will not.And the real exists not for our happines but it exists because it exists.Why do I exist? Because I exist. can I stretch this any further than this? I can%26#039;t.
Reply:Happiness can only be found and maintained within the %26quot;heart%26quot;. For our heart is of God. One can only have %26#039;true%26#039; happiness with Him in their life.
Reply:Your thoughts originate in your mind.
Reply:I would not really know without doing some initial thinking about the concepts of your question in order to ascertain the relation thoughts bear to mind, or mind to thoughts. Both, thoughts and mind, apparently seems to be two things but one, one producer and the other product. Mind generates thoughts, but mind would not be known without its thoughts.

But, I m not sure as this is what you intended in response to your question, and I do not want to try to teach you your own question, I therefore take it for what is most apparently.

I can imagine mind to be like a lamppost along a highway and thoughts like passing cars under its light, but from where thoughts come, and to where they go, remain unknown to the mind 鈥?the reasonable cause and the reasonable effect of each thought remains unknown. The only job of the mind, therefore, in this particular sense, is to make thoughts visible as they pass through it.

But on the other hand if mind transmit thoughts then the effects of thoughts as the rays of light of the lamppost then all effects of thoughts are in fact indirect effects of the very mind.

Another question in view could be that thinking is just one of the many functions of the mind, that mind has other means to get itself realised in the world. But I could not see what these 鈥榦ther means鈥?might be, other than thoughts.

There however is one aspect that might open the question up a little more, as I think there is a difference between spontaneous and deliberate thoughts, the ones we use when we plan or analyse things.

If so, then may be the causes of our deliberate thinking is outside the mind, the world that necessitates voluntary action, i.e. effects of such thinking are caused by the agents outside an individual mind. We can say that we merely responds to the surroundings of the mind.
Reply:Happiness from the thoughts are temporary but from the mind is deep and we enjoy. We think in our mind but at times we don%26#039;t mind some thoughts .Happiness from daydreaming are not important..just some thoughts.
Reply:The special name of mind based on all universal functions (analysing, calculating %26amp; concluding qualities using the fundamental measre of lenghth, voume, time %26amp; force,) is thoughts only. So there is no difference between mind %26amp; thoughts.
Reply:Actuality in and of mind is thought. Yes, happiness.
Reply:I believe that there is no separation of the two. For without the mind how does ones thoughts exist. And thoughts are a process of the mind.

Perhaps the brain can be absent from the mind and thinking process...but not thoughts from the mind.

Happiness is a state of ones mind. There is nothing neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so. (thinking is thought).
Reply:By a default, this would be thoughts. For Mind is a most highly rarified substance, Mind Stuff, through which Thought is conveyed on the one hand and gathered from the Collective consciousness with which constantly collaborates on the other. Second to this, it proceeds from the very direct interactions within the Mind itself while shared with or prompted by any of the subtle bodies -- thus happiness is a group shot.

From this function are thoughts constituted as regards qualities and purpose and therewith take the form of varying frequencies, now fast, now slow and which serve of certain and given purposes: happiness had as readily be one of these as any, as would deriving a mathematical solution, composing a great symphony, synthesizing a critical essay or proceeding with a beautiful dance.

What is beauty if the brain is empty?

2009-03-26T22:22:00.001-07:00

A blonde ;)

Lol no offence there blondies.

Haha I%26#039;m a blonde.

xx
What is beauty if the brain is empty?
that is perfect, hot and stupid can%26#039;t beat that combo LOL
What is beauty if the brain is empty?
Beauty is the way you look at something.. or someone.. and your body changes... it warms, feels fresh and safe, beauty is in the heart, not brain... who ever told you that, was mistaken. when you look at a butterfly, do you think its nice, or are you taken back breathlessly? Your brain, just gets in the way.
Reply:Think of it in this way,

intelligent people are not very romantic. They are intelligent, successful, powerful and what not, but romantic not!

Enjoy
Reply:Its a cup without tea!

Its a bird flying without direction!

Its a car with an empty engine!

Hahaha!

This is what I think abt %26quot;Beauty without brain%26quot;

Bt at least V cn c da CUP BIRD n CAR bt theres no use of it!!!
Reply:Sometimes, you have to choose between the two if you cannot get both. You cannot say beauty is useless if brain is empty. If you are for brain, then discard beauty. You can do something about beauty but you can%26#039;t remedy a brainless person.
Reply:Assuming that you are talking about attractive looking people who are not clever or well schooled then it does not count for a lot. Men can be fools in this regard, as they can easily be instantly attracted to women for their appearance. Mistake. There is a woman locally who is most attractive in every sense, but is never in a good mood, and cannot have any kind of meaningful conversation - the way she see%26#039;s the situation is not having to try. She has an endless supply of young men forming a disorderly queue around her, none of whom could have any kind of lasting relationship. I am sorry for her as she attracts the wrong people. My theory is - never marry the outside of a person.
Reply:Its like AAAAAAshhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:it is vanity
Reply:That%26#039;s an answer and a question in one statement. Nuff said.

What should be the nicest thing of a human?

2009-03-26T22:22:00.000-07:00

A fine ***
What should be the nicest thing of a human?
My favorite thing about humans? They laugh.
What should be the nicest thing of a human?
Compassion and Empathy..
Reply:At least, to believe that the most miserable human being and the most celebrated one are two brothers of same honor and dignity.
Reply:The nicest part of a human should be generosity. Most people, nowadays, are selfish. They seem to be more concerned with themselves. The world would be a better place if people showed more concern with people around them.
Reply:Expressing from the heart in service to others.
Reply:Imagination
Reply:The nicest thing about humanity is the ability we have of transcending humanity.

What is the most important in our life money or love?

2009-03-26T22:21:00.001-07:00

Money is useless without love.
What is the most important in our life money or love?
love
What is the most important in our life money or love?
money...cant pay bills with love
Reply:Love. If money is important why are there millionaire who commit suicide?

Besides, the Ten Commandments is about Love, love of God and love of Neighbor. Jesus takes the form of a man because of love.
Reply:why do u assume it%26#039;s either of the two...
Reply:love is the most important for me.

that does not mean that i can exist on it alone, i need money to exist :)
Reply:me no love needing. Wonly money sufficient to survive.Without love life is so peaceful.By the way what is love??? I forgot/forget.Is it a sweet dish then I shall think about it but if it sweet sour, I will pass.And if it is pungent then I take back my words.
Reply:we all say love is more important.. but in reality to live in a house n put food on the table we need money do we not? money is more important in life... but to most love is more important to us, our beings.

money is the way we live, love is happyness, enjoyment, and everything money cant buy.
Reply:It all depends upon how old you are. If you are young, in your teens any numbers of votes to money will not effect you and vice versa. Love when done with love is love, but unfortunately it is often planned, hence you see many break ups these days. Money is absolutely valueless without some one whom you love to spend on. There needs to be an equal balancing, while money keeps your pocket filled and happy, love behind this pocket (physically the pocket on the left side of your shirt) keeps it filled and engaged. Thus wait for the natural feeling of getting the feeling called love. OK?
Reply:Well, you can%26#039;t pay the rent with love. You can%26#039;t buy food, clothing, gas, etc. with love. People assume that money is the root of all evil, it is the love of money that is the root. Although love is important, it is not essential. I hate to say it but, money is more important. Although many of us would not exist without love, so I guess in that sense, love would be more important. It all depends on your perspective. Personally, love is the most important to me, because I don%26#039;t have much money.
Reply:This is almost a rhetorical question. Anyone placing things, acquisition of things, or living to fulfill wants, have a pretty shallow view of life. If you鈥檙e fortunate enough to acquire enough income to rise above poverty (i.e. have expendable funds), you鈥檝e made enough to possibly have a rewarding life (forgiving illness, ignorance, or uncontrollable circumstances like where you fit in history鈥攕ome have always been abused). Consider two facts. 1. One of the greatest corporate leaders (and hopefully a governmental leader soon) is Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo鈥攁nd she manages 180,000+ employees. Her sole consideration is that she be known for living wisely, agreeably, and well鈥攁 quote from perhaps one of her beloved philosophers. She may have fame, power, and fortune, but she never mistook the passion of living for materialism. 2. Read some books by the most powerful of legends鈥攁nd consider their parting words in life. Relationships (love is the crux) is what makes breathing worthwhile鈥攏ot having a yacht. . .
Reply:You will evolve thru love,and take it with you.

Money is transient, and left behind.
Reply:It doesn%26#039;t matter which is %26quot;more%26quot; important because they are both necessary. You might as well ask which of the legs on a three-legged stool is the most important leg.
Reply:LOVE! You wouldn%26#039;t have made it past infancy without it. Probably would not have even been born....
Reply:Love always. But a few bucks can be a big help. Peace.

Fate or work, the mightier one?

2009-03-26T22:21:00.000-07:00

bhagya ya karma
Fate or work, the mightier one?
neither. Just U.
Fate or work, the mightier one?
Definitely work...Those who work hard are rewarded by fate.
Reply:work. i mean if we want to achieve something we have to strive hard to get it, we cant just sit back and let things take its course.

and also just imagine if we knew a bomb was abt to explode. shud we just let things be with the mentality that %26#039;it is fate, we cant do anything abt it%26#039; or shud we actually do something. the answer is quite obvious. i believe we shud have a say in the way our lives are lead.
Reply:It is our duty to work, by %26#039;hands and brain%26#039;, our own ; please do hard and sincerely; but the %26#039;fate%26#039; will come very soon, definitely; pray, every morning.
Reply:Work!
Reply:karma.........
Reply:But Fight. Fate is not in our hands, so it should not be cared about, fight for what you believe. Even if you lose atleast you have fought.

Is the antithesis of your own bigotry right.....?

2009-03-26T22:20:00.001-07:00

or is it just an opposing point of view?
Is the antithesis of your own bigotry right.....?
Is the contrast, or opposition, concerning your own thoughts of your own bigotry right? What kind of question is that? You must be a philosophy major, right? Antithesis compared to what? In contrast with whom? The word antithesis defines the answer to your question. Try asking another one, I%26#039;m not impressed.
Is the antithesis of your own bigotry right.....?
Until you can offer a undisputable way of defining what is %26#039;right%26#039; and %26#039;wrong%26#039;, nothing%26#039;s right or wrong. Everyone who has a different opinion just has a different perspective.

He who declares another a bigot shows that he has his own set of prejudices. Effectively, it%26#039;d take a bigot to label another a bigot.
Reply:%26quot;A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their own prejudices.%26quot; - William James
Reply:Not necessarily. I think you%26#039;ve stumbled upon the Golden Mean fallacy. This is when two opposing %26#039;extreme%26#039; positions are taken, and it is decided that because two extremes exist, the %26#039;middle-ground%26#039; must be the correct view.

Take the issue of slavery. Some people wanted blacks to be slaves for ever (one extreme), others wanted them to be free and given the vote and have equal rights (other extreme). The latter position is still the %26#039;right one%26#039;, even though it is an %26#039;extreme%26#039;.

Pro's and Con's of Ignorance?

2009-03-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

Ignorance isn%26#039;t bliss. You can%26#039;t help people if you%26#039;re ignorant you only refuse to see the truth. The only thing that can be seen good about it is that you don%26#039;t have to deal with the pain yourself, but can you live with the fact that others are in so much pain . . . ?
Pro%26#039;s and Con%26#039;s of Ignorance?
Ignorance Is bliss. If you don%26#039;t understand how terrible something is you don%26#039;t suffer.

But if you don%26#039;t understand how terrible something is or how erroneous your beliefs are then you can create a lot of suffering...
Pro%26#039;s and Con%26#039;s of Ignorance?
Pro - Life is easier (ignorance is bliss as everybody is so fond of saying)

Con - You loose most of your worth as a human being

Note that this assumes that somebody chose ignorance. You can;t blame people who don%26#039;t know any better.
Reply:Plausible deniability.
Reply:Everything have advantages and disadvantages.

They say ignorance is bliss but is it really?

Does being %26quot;smart%26quot; only have pros?

Pro%26#039;s: Ignorance = less worry.

Because they know less, therefore they will not be stressed about some facts. Take wine for example. Many people believe wine is simply good, but if you actually study a bit, you will realize that wine does damage to your memory. If, you are %26quot;ignorant%26quot; on this matter, you will simply not worry and enjoy. On the other hand, if you are %26quot;knowledgeable%26quot; on this subject you will drink a lot less, and suffer(because you want more).

Con%26#039;s: hard to make a good choice.

It is hard to decide on things when you are ignorant on it. Because it is likely that you will not be able to make the right decision. You cannot come up with the right answer when your equation is faulty. If you are knowledgeable, it is likely that you will make better decisions compared to ignorant people.
Reply:I am in belief that ignorance can be bliss. I do understand the value of being informed and or educated however it is still not a guarantee to success.

Ignorance is simply the lack of knowledge. An ignorant person can be smart. He or she can be very smart and able to learn if given the opportunity. In that way being ignorant is not bad.

I%26#039;m fairly neutral about it. We can%26#039;t know it all. There are things in life we won%26#039;t know. There are things we don%26#039;t need to know.

Of course sometimes ignorance is bad. Like elderly people get taken advantage of by crooks. A lady was ripped off by a computer repair man. She didn%26#039;t know enough about computers so she called a help desk. They sent a tech to her home and all he did was turn on the monitor. He charged her $250 to do it. That was one way that ignorance was bad. (The story was on the local news here)

It really depends on how you look at it.
Reply:PRO: What you don%26#039;t know can%26#039;t hurt you.

Ignorance is bliss. Not knowing means you don%26#039;t have to confront it. So, from your perspective, it%26#039;s as though it never happened. Even if at a later time, it crosses your path and forces you to acknowledge it, all of that time remaining ignorant was time blissfully enjoyed without confronting that reality, so it%26#039;s worth it.

CON: What you don%26#039;t know CAN hurt you.

By remaining ignorant, you allow the problem to develop and grow, potentially worse than it was before. What could have been quickly confronted and dealt with easily instead becomes so rooted and established that there is no easy way to undo it. And then, by the time it forces you to take notice, it is far too late to deal with it.

EXAMPLE 1:

An 80-year old man discovers he has cancer, and it%26#039;s terminal. It%26#039;s been growing in his body for 15 years, and now it%26#039;s so developed that he has only 2 months to live.

PRO ignorance - By not finding out about it 15 years earlier, he spent those 15 years enjoying his life. He accomplished a lot and wouldn%26#039;t trade a minute of it for another year of living.

CON - If he had found it 15 years earlier, he might have been able to treat it early, and although that treatment might have been grueling, now he%26#039;ll be able to live to 90 or 100.

EXAMPLE 2:

Hoping to promote green technology, lawmakers make it difficult for the energy industry to build new nuclear power plants, refineries, and other infrastructure necessary to plan for the future. They also disallow any exploration of new oil resources. Instead, they tell everyone to switch to flourescent light bulbs and make a movie telling everyone that the end is near if they don%26#039;t change their ways.

PRO ignorance - By accepting the premise, people begin to believe that they are important, and that the world promised by hippies in the 1960%26#039;s is actually possible if we all just work together.

CON ignorance - China and India becoming the fastest growing economies on earth, completely ignoring %26quot;green%26quot; initiatives and chugging out more pollution in a single month that the USA was producing in a year. They begin exploiting the very same oil reserves off our shores that we selected not to, and their consumption drives prices through the roof. By the time we notice, it%26#039;s way too late, we are totally dependent on foreign energy, and we are at the mercy of out of control price increases.

EXAMPLE 3:

People elect a very charming man to be president. He%26#039;s got a god-like rock star persona, even though he has no real experience, is extremely naive, and will certainly become a puppet to the real power players in Washington DC, who will easily manipulate his weaknesses.

PRO ignorance - People delude themselves into thinking it couldn%26#039;t get any worse than what they have now. Electing him gives them a chance to celebrate and feel good, and at least feel optimistic for a little while. If it all goes downhill fast and becomes 4 years of total economic catastrophe, at least they will have had a few weeks of happiness.

CON ignorance - By lowering their expectations, putting the rock star persona aside, and not really considering the person%26#039;s true qualifications, people end up electing a man who is completely unprepared and inexperienced to lead them out of an impending economic crisis. His ideas end up being impractical, make things significantly worse, and by the time people realize their mistake, the country plummets into more chaos and misery than at any time in its history.
Reply:Pro- Ignorance is bliss- you know nothing, so you worry about nothing.

Con- Stagnation- if you know nothing, and worry about nothing, you care for nothing, and then do nothing... including grow.
Reply:Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. I don%26#039;t suffer fools gladly, but I have learnt that people who don%26#039;t have my level of education, sometimes say the truest things.

An illustration of %26#039;ignorance is bliss%26#039;, in my personal opinion, is the people who complain about atrocities being shown on TV.

I%26#039;m not an ostrich! These things are happening and if you are a member of the human race, it%26#039;s your problem too.
Reply:Ignorance is simply and innocently...not knowing. Whether that encompasses creating a spread sheet or tying one%26#039;s shoes, if a person sincerely does not know how to do something, then every courtesy should be extended to help that person learn how to do what they want to do. Once a person has been shown how to do something and they master the skill, then everyone else should expect that the person is now capable of at least that particular activity, and can move on to the next item to be learned. Progress is made.

Stupid on the otherhand is a conscious choice of the lazy and unwilling. They prefer being or acting %26#039;dumb%26#039; and some of these folks deserve an Oscar in this category, because they do not wish to pull their own weight and work for the things they want out of life. Choosing to remain stupid, rather than learn is a choice, a bad one at that.
Reply:...pro: don%26#039;t worry, be happy.

...con: prevalent amongst politicians hard to avoid.

thanks for asking.

K!

Why is there both good and evil in the world?

2009-03-26T22:19:00.000-07:00

Most philosophers believe it is so that the universe is balanced and stuff but I don%26#039;t really understand why the world should be. Why can%26#039;t everything be good? I can understand that evilness overriding goodness is bad but still.. anyone know what I mean?
Why is there both good and evil in the world?
What I think is that. Evil is there to be destroyed by good. AND yes there are Good and Evil in this world. But what we must do is imbibe the good and throw away Evil.
Why is there both good and evil in the world?
First of all good and evil are subjective terms. Secondly, it%26#039;s impossible for anything to exist without a compliment or opposite. Things have being and character by having something to contrast with. You wouldn%26#039;t know what %26quot;good%26quot; felt like to you if there wasn%26#039;t %26quot;evil%26quot;.
Reply:Everything has its opposite.
Reply:You can%26#039;t be good if their is no evil.
Reply:In my experience (quite a lot), most philsophers don%26#039;t even believe in objective %26#039;good and evil%26#039;, let alone that they are somehow %26#039;balanced%26#039;. I defy anyone to look at the holocaust and tell me that there is any good to balance that evil (evil here being used in a totally subjective and emotive sense).
Reply:Yes there is but I would say more evil is out there than good. If I%26#039;m not seeing it in the news about kidnapped children, rapes, murders, carjackings, race riots, or violent Islam protesters I step out my door only to encounter road rage or someone telling someone else how they%26#039;re going to kill them.
Reply:if there were no evil...there would be no good. if there were no good, there would be no evil.
Reply:Good and evil are in the world. good will override the evil.
Reply:Perhaps we need evil and negativity to help us realise that positivity and good exist. Otherwise everything would merge into a banal world in which nobody could distinguish between differing emotions.
Reply:you want to know the truth? theres no such thing as good and evil, man just classified them like whats black and whats white. they are extremes, and they are at both ends. only thing you need to know is %26quot;it is what it is%26quot;

good and evil is just a feeble attempt of our minds to understand the world.
Reply:It is the universal question isn%26#039;t it. People have been pondering that question since Pandora raised the lid. Right up there with asking, %26#039;why%26#039;?

Eons of written history, legends and myths, and the bible itself are full of stories about good and evil, and the fact that to appreciate one, you must endure the other. Why? Maybe,

If things were %26#039;perfect%26#039;, we might become complacent sheep, wandering through life, not appreciating natural or manmade beauty (the arts). We would not be able to solve conflicts or problems, we would lose our creative thinking skills, because they would never have been put to the test. While hardships can be completely horrible, sometimes devastating...they can be overcome with perserverance, faith and hard work.

If you didn%26#039;t suffer ice and sleet and snow, you would never appreciate the summer sun. Likewise, if you have never baked in unrelenting heat, you would not be able to fully appreciate the simple sweetness of a soft cool breeze. Sometimes, a little suffering is good for the soul, perhaps this is why we need %26quot;the balance of good and evil%26#039;. Just a thought.
Reply:One word - RELATIVITY. Everything in life is relative, if everything was good, then it simply wouldn%26#039;t be good, it would be normal. And things simply don%26#039;t exist in one dimensions, evil is one dimension and good is another dimension. One could not exist without the other.
Reply:i think that only i can answer u correctly because i felt the way u did.. and now i%26quot;ve found the answer..

If u look around closer u will see that evil things bring happiness and good things.. and evil is borned by good matters...

lets see..i will show u a little practical example... for instance..there are two best friends.. one of them was fat but now she lost weight and looks better and seems more beautiful to others..and now she gets compliments from everyone..this is really nice don%26#039;t u think so?? from now on she%26#039;s more happier and good things happens to her but the fact that this ex-fat girl is now thiner and everyone makes complimets to her,her best friend will have evil feelings..like she will be jealous..even if she won%26#039;t say that she will feel that she is veeery jealous of her....

this is really normal u know.. i think u get what i mean... didn%26#039;t u ever felt that ur kind things or ur beauty or ur happiness made ur friend jealous??.. this is the answer- One thing is a mother of its own opposite...
Reply:Good and Evil must balance. Yup.

Too much Good, Good will turn corrupt. dirty, ugly and bad.

Too much Evil, Evil will turn good.
Reply:evil and suffering are soul-making. How can you be compassionate, kind or courageous if there is no evil?

Or is evil soul-deciding? If God exists, (which i personally don%26#039;t believe) then there must be some suffering and evil in the world as a test to distinguish which people are good and loyal, and which are not.
Reply:There is no such thing as good and evil. It is just how your mind organizes experiences and events, into one folder or the other. There is no objective understanding of these two words. If we look at each moment with awareness and without words, we will see that everything is perfect just as it is and nothing can be changed because nothing needs to be changed.
Reply:There is no evil - there is just bad. What is bad in your culture could be a virtue in another.

Do you hate zombies?

2009-03-26T22:18:00.001-07:00

Zombies are the worst.

I was thinking about zombies the other day, and about how much I hate them. They%26#039;re always walking slow, moaning, and eating me. Well, at least they try to eat me (I don%26#039;t let them). The problem with them is that they just don%26#039;t know when to quit. You can shoot a hole through their chest, and blow their legs off, but they still keep coming at you. The best thing to do is to run screaming. But they%26#039;ll follow you. So don%26#039;t run screaming unless you%26#039;re leading them into a trap.

Burning zombies isn%26#039;t a good idea, as they won%26#039;t die very easily and the smell is pretty bad. I suggest you dig a huge pit (I call mine the Zombie pit of hell) and lead them into a room with one entrance and one exit. After the zombies go into the room, lock the door behind them and start compacting the walls so they have no choice but to fall into the pit.

Once the zombies are in there, it%26#039;s safe to go into the room to tease the zombies (they hate it when you pour batery acid on them). After you get bored teasing them, tell them that you%26#039;ll let them out in half an hour. Turn off the lights and forget about them. If your friends come over, tell them that there%26#039;s a surprise in the room for them. As soon as they go in, turn on the lights and start the compactor walls. Laugh. Then, stop the walls just before they fall in and say %26quot;just kidding%26quot;. Then turn the walls back on for a few seconds just in case they think you really were kidding. Everyone will get a good laugh.
Do you hate zombies?
zombies ftw.
Do you hate zombies?
I get ranked as %26quot;dead eye%26quot; for insane number of head shots on every video game I play (sometimes shooting zombies), so I%26#039;m not worried.
Reply:i am a zombie.
Reply:This was a fascinating diatribe on zombies. They like peanut butter. Oh, I know, you never heard before. It%26#039;s true. Like geese, you put a wee bit of peanut butter on bread, they snap it up. Next time you%26#039;re in town and a zomb follows you, whip out a butter knife, the Wonderbread and the JIF. Done.
Reply:I%26#039;m gonna have to go with you on this one. Zombies are horrible. By the time I get done running to end of the street...I%26#039;m still waiting for them to catch up and eat me already. %26gt;.%26gt;

Lol. Nice question.
Reply:no but Im a little twisted lol
Reply:i hate zombies too....but their mostly stupid and you can kill them by a shot gun or any type of gun(i wouldn%26#039;t do it cause i will probably run screaming!)..(-__-)::....not all zombies are slow!(remember the first movie of resident evil ...the elevator scene?)

~peace~ (^_^)
Reply:I don%26#039;t mind the slow walkers. I hate the running ones.
Reply:Well there%26#039;s a saying...If you can%26#039;t beat them, you might as well join them! *turns into a zombie*LOL! XD
Reply:I don%26#039;t hate Zombies. Some of my best friends voted for Kucinich.
Reply:I LOVE zombies.

I%26#039;m actually a member of the Zomber LIberation Unit. Well..the only member, but that%26#039;s beside the point.

Though you represent your ideals in a respectful and eloquent manner, I must disagree. In fact, I have many pamphlets about the positive attributes of our...uh, undead friends.

I mean really, they can%26#039;t help the way they are. I mean, just watch Dawn of the Living Dead (Romero). They can be civilaized! Though it certainly is not our place to do so. That%26#039;s why I%26#039;m trying to find funding for a zombie rehabilitation center. Of course, they wown%26#039;t regain FULL dexterity...or IQ, but that%26#039;s besides the point.

I hope my diatribe has enlightened you. :F

Why cant life die if everyting else can die?

2009-03-26T22:18:00.000-07:00

i just wanna know cause thats been in my mind since my grandma died
Why cant life die if everyting else can die?
Who said life doesn%26#039;t %26quot;die%26quot;? You%26#039;re assuming there IS an afterlife which is a bad assumption since it%26#039;s based on religious myths and not scientific proof. Sorry for your loss but when you die, that%26#039;s it.
Why cant life die if everyting else can die?
It depends on your belief system. I believe that life is given by God and he has given us a spirit that lives forever. We are the only being created with choice, and a spirit.
Reply:It depends on your beliefs.I believe that the soul lives on but I dont fully understand it.Thats where my faith comes in.
Reply:Fallacy of composition. You assume that because members of a group (living things) have predicate X (they will die), then the group itself has predicate X.

This is a fallacy because there is no reason for there to be a link between physical members of a group, and the group itself which is purely memetic (an idea).
Reply:It will eventually
Reply:Christians believe that we are not bodies who have souls, rather that we are souls who have bodies. When we die, it is only our bodies that die, and our soul lives on. Where your soul goes after you die is a different matter. It is only humans that have souls, though. Animals (which I assume is what you call %26quot;Everything else%26quot;) don%26#039;t have souls, so when they die, that%26#039;s it. (This is all what I personnaly believe and what Christian doctrine teaches. There are of course different views.)
Reply:Universal life is everflowing and everchanging... human death just happens to be part of that cycle, if all this stayed the same, how would we know ourselves? how would we experience ourselves? We are all part of this beautiful, flowing universe, ever living yet ever changing ourselves. In a world of infinite possibilities, there is no thing that is permanent. Only one thing that is always changing.
Reply:God sustains life.

In philosophy, is it true that the "more you know," the "more you know that you don't know?"

2009-03-26T22:17:00.001-07:00

Albert Einstein said that the universe is infinite. Picture everything you know as a open door and everything you don%26#039;t know as a closed door. As you explore every open door, there is always a hallway leading to more open and closed doors symbolizing your knowledge. If you haven%26#039;t opened the door, you don%26#039;t know what%26#039;s behind it -- symbolizing ignorance is bliss. You discover whenever you open a door, there is a hallway of closed doors waiting for you -- symbolizing the details to that topic. If you open more doors, the ratio of open to closed doors declines and since the world is infinite, there are infinite amount of closed doors. So is it true that the %26quot;more you know,%26quot; the %26quot;more you know that you don%26#039;t know?%26quot;
In philosophy, is it true that the %26quot;more you know,%26quot; the %26quot;more you know that you don%26#039;t know?%26quot;
Yes, because every time you find an answer to your question another question arises.

By the way, universe is finite in size.
In philosophy, is it true that the %26quot;more you know,%26quot; the %26quot;more you know that you don%26#039;t know?%26quot;
Good analogy. Yes, it%26#039;s true, but that%26#039;s what makes the universe so wonderful and exciting. You never stop learning, and as you eloquently pointed out, you never have to. Peace
Reply:when you realize just how little you really know then comes the wisdom.yes.
Reply:Draw a circle. Inside the circle is what we know. The circumference is the boundary of our knowledge. Outside the circle is all that we don%26#039;t yet know. Each thing we learn makes the circle bigger so that it touches what we don%26#039;t know at more points. The larger the circle the more places it meets what we don%26#039;t know.
Reply:it may be accurate to say that %26#039; the more you know the more you see nothing can be known.%26#039;

everything is true and everything is a lie and both are true.

observation changes the thing being observed so you will never see things as they are.

the farther out into space you look, the farther it goes. the deeper into particles you look, the smaller they get.

knowledge is the pursuit of its self and how can something posses what it already is?

we really know nothing but what we%26#039;ve been told.

you call this string of symbols something because you were told to. knowledge is mimicry of what another says.

you can not know something for your self in a vacuum because you would have no reference or means to symbolize it without prior reference.

the more you know the more you understand that nothing can be known
Reply:yup knowing nevers end but becareful what u know because knowledge can kill your whole future and life. I am the victim of knowledge a piece of someone%26#039;s worthless junk!
Reply:What we can know is finite and what we can%26#039;t know is infinite.

With philosophy, we are sooner or later led to the conclusion that coming to the Truth via the mind, is impossible, and that something else is needed and thus all knowledge begins with the axiom: Know thyself. Knowing does not mean with the mind and self does not refer to the body or mind.

The reason this is so important is because like anything, we must know the instrument of knowing, just like a scientist knows his microscope or telescope, so the philosopher must know his instrument of knowing, and that begins with consciousness.
Reply:yes it is true--it%26#039;s like socrates reflecting on true wisdom--u can only be truly wise when you know that you don%26#039;t know and that acknowledgement will lead you to better yourself by opening doors to greater knowledge

Reflection to this quote?

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Do you ever wish you could skip the effort and go straight to the reward? That%26#039;s not going to happen, because without the effort there is no reward. Oh, sure, you might be able to grab a mere token, something that at first will look and feel like a reward. Yet if it is not earned as a result of effort, it will soon turn into nothing more than an empty disappointment. The person you become in the process of achievement is much more valuable than the achievement itself. The things you work for can rust, fall apart or be taken away. Yet the experience of achievement can never be taken away. When you can achieve something as a result of your own effort, the real value of that achievement is always with you. You can make use of it over and over again. If the reward is lost, you%26#039;ll have what it takes to achieve a bigger and even better one. The opportunity and ability you have to exert focused, disciplined effort is one of the greatest blessings of life. Make use of it every chance you get
Reflection to this quote?
You never truly appreciate anything you dont work for.Anything worth anything you must work for.
Reflection to this quote?
First phrase,there is nothing for free in this world.Even if you think that you are jumping to the reward, you are still going through hard work to get there.

Take for example, bank robbers who earn millions within a short time, work really, really hard to get there.Meaning that, though they didn%26#039;t work hard in the transparent sense to get the money, they might have had quit a number of sleepless nights figuring out how to get in.

Then, the rest of it generally is true. No one can ever take away what you have in your mind unless you do so.Others can be but not what the mind has or can do.

I agree that, what you learn is more important than even a reward.

Thanks for sharing
Reply:When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Period.

Would you say she looks like a positive person?

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/graphi...

http://www.rooms-hire-locations-lectures...

she%26#039;s an author.
Would you say she looks like a positive person?
Yes she does.
Would you say she looks like a positive person?
Yes, she seems happy, open and looking forward to tomorrow
Reply:Don%26#039;t forget looks can be deceiving.
Reply:She looks positive and confident. Her smile is warm and sincere and inviting conversation.
Reply:Why do you ask? She%26#039;s lovely, but what is the point you are trying to make? Smiling in a photo is easy and posed. Smiling on the inside requires something more. If she is successful, and her smile seems to reflect that she is indeed, then yes, one might guess that at least for now, this individual is in a positive mood and in a secure place in her life.
Reply:yes.In the first picture,she really looks inspiring and positive.

However, in the second picture, she looks not very sure.

Thanks for asking
Reply:Well, yes she does look quite positive and self confident. However, if she was posing for a special picture for her book, then you wouldn%26#039;t expect her to look any different really. Who are we to know what she is like for definate...

Whats your perfect fantasy location?

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Name your %26quot;own world%26quot; every detail..
Whats your perfect fantasy location?
Mordor
Whats your perfect fantasy location?
hawaii
Reply:Maui....

Don%26#039;t need to say anymore...

It is paradise there...
Reply:I would say in the head. Nothing beats a fantasy conjured up by your own imagination.
Reply:VIET %26quot;*****%26quot; NAM!!!!!!
Reply:Home.
Reply:%26quot;Star Trek%26#039;s%26quot; holodeck.

Because you can program it to be any location, real or imaginary. And my favorite location varies depending on my mood, so that%26#039;d be useful.
Reply:scotland in the 18th century. especially during the rising of 1745. if i could change the way the final battle at culloden, i would. make it so that the scottish triumphed over the english and won their freedom and the right to wear their clan%26#039;s tartans.
Reply:Changi Prison! lol.
Reply:in lala land--my own world whr everything is perfectly the way i want things to be nd whr nothing extremely obnoxious happens

Is the perfect world (or the world you seek) is golden, what do you think our world is?

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1- Silver

2- Bronze
Is the perfect world (or the world you seek) is golden, what do you think our world is?
3. Crap.
Is the perfect world (or the world you seek) is golden, what do you think our world is?
The way it%26#039;s going, I think we might pull a 4th.
Reply:Somewhere between diarrhea brown, puke green, and urine yellow.
Reply:None of the above. The world where we exist right now, our world is nothing but man-made earth... doomed to be destroyed to drift into nothingness. But that%26#039;s life and we are lucky to have lived right here and do our part.
Reply:94- Plutonium.
Reply:a gift
Reply:I believe that the earth is a positive force, a living being.And what is happenning is the earth is collecting the %26quot;hell bound souls%26quot;, because it is a positive force and the souls are a negative force they attract(so when your soul is positive when you die it lifts off of the earth).So as time goes on its just a purgatory collection of demons. And demons will attach themselves to live souls and dedicates themselves to destroying peoples lives and making them do bad things.(That%26#039;s why its so important to recognise this and stay very close to God, because there is a WHOLE LOT of them here now).I believe that eventually when all of the Good souls are lifted out of here then the earth will catch fire and all of those negative bad souls will burn, but on a good note they will create energy and light and warmth to possibly give life to another planet or something else. See everything has a purpose and our God is magnificent and he knows what he is doing!Just be aware that the earth is filled with demons now, soooo many of them and misery loves company, so dont let them get to you. They will trick you and play with your mind. Your born with a positive soul, but everytime you do very bad things you are giving up a small piece of your positive.opposite of positive is negative.Hope that helped you a little bit!!!
Reply:Black

How would humans act without emotions?

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Emotions can basically change your whole day, your opinions, your actions, etc. So what would happen without them?
How would humans act without emotions?
Like robots.

Since logic is all there is.
How would humans act without emotions?
Without emotions humans would act solely on logic and programed knowledge turning us basically into robots.
Reply:Like Vulcans from Star Trek!
Reply:well it is tempting to say we would become animalistic but I feel that animals also experience joy and saddness (and much more) I`m not sure how it would be without them but I do know that its how we choose to deal with our emotions that can have an effect on our daily lives. I can`t imagine a world with out emotion.
Reply:Pro side...nothing would happen that was driven by greed, envy, lust or anger.

Con side...nothing would be created for the good either. Sad isn%26#039;t it?
Reply:I don%26#039;t really think we%26#039;d do much of anything. There%26#039;d be no motivation.
Reply:If humans got no emotions, then everything would be systematized to the point of perfection. Chaos would be a foreign since no feelings can be provoked and life would be totally dull (but of course, we%26#039;d never know it%26#039;s dull coz we%26#039;d have no emotions.
Reply:We would never know the truth about any moment. Our minds would function, and pass judgment, but would not always be correct. We would not sense, falsehood, betrayal, danger, love, or of needing to help and dislike or dissatisfaction, interest, joy. In a sense we already can bury those emotions, and that is partly why the world is what it is, but if we were incapable of them, the world would be far much worse then it is now, probably like hell.
Reply:All they would do is act. Pretend, make believe.

Most of us get our notions from TV. It is really our only reference anymore. I love movies so dont get me wrong.
Reply:without emotions people would act from inner peace, from calmness, awareness undisturbed by reactive energy movement caused by thoughts of resisting the present moment, expressed as an emotion in the body. love, inner peace, joy, compassion are not emotions, they are qualities of beings. only they are so subtle, and not as impressive as fear, greed, anger, hate etc., so they are overlooked. but this would happen. those qualities of being would come through. finally, undisturbed by the psychodrama we think as normal...

Which is the most powerful novena in the world?

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I am ready to say every day...for a year.
Which is the most powerful novena in the world?
The one spoken from the heart and from heartbreak. Peace.
Which is the most powerful novena in the world?
you get me closer 2 god!`~`
Reply:Well there are many %26quot;powerful%26quot; novenas. It really depends on what your intention/petition is (for instance, hopeless case =St Jude, St Monica%26#039;s novena is usually used by parents who have misguided kids, etc.) All Marian novenas are powerful.

I really cannot which would be best for you without more information.

Why bother?

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why do we even bother making the world a better place, when we all know it will go [[[BOOM]]] anyways? ok not exactly %26quot;boom%26quot;, but i mean it will end one day. We%26#039;re not exactly these super advanced species that are above others. we%26#039;re all just living here as tiny specks in this vast universe. Anyways, why do we bother helping the earth become %26quot;better%26quot;?.. and if you don%26#039;t support a cause, why do you keep living when in the end what you did wouldn%26#039;t matter as much since you%26#039;ll end up dying anyways. it may be remembered by family and close friends, but fast forward a few generations and you got nothing.
Why bother?
I livelive for sunrises. And poetry. Puppies, flowers, and the when my niece laughs. I live for conflict, and the triumph of good or evil.

What we do always matters. It doesn%26#039;t have to affect society as a whole. Just live your life to be happy. It%26#039;s the only--and the most amazing--gift you and I have been given.
Why bother?
Depending on your own personal beliefs, I believe we are part of a grand equation. Whether or not you feel significant, it is our existence that is a variable that affects the future. It might be your existence might spark the birth of something grander even if you feel that you have not contributed to anything now. It%26#039;s not about being better, but being part of the whole grand scheme of things. All of our significance in anything may seem minute, but if a small thing like accidently making beer, someone discovers how to make bread, your significance started a chain of events that evolves to what it is.

Even the smallest creatures on the planet can make a difference, but we should focus on living and doing what we feel is right, not to try and make others feel better.
Reply:Nobody knows when the world will end. We each are made for a purpose to be here. It is up to you to find your pupose and make the best of each day. You never know how one little act of kindness will effect not just one person but several. Watch the move Playing it forward with Kevin Spacey. That will make you think.

Some times it is best just to find beauty in today for tomorrow takes care of itself and yesterday is gone. Worrying about the whole picture dimishes the little joys that come our way.
Reply:You have a point. But do you really want to be part of the problem or die fighting to make a positive difference in the world? Maybe we are beyond hope, maybe we are doomed. But I will not be one of the mentally lame that walks, dumb as sheep into that dark, good night of death without doing everything humanly possible to make my tiny corner of the world, and life here better for as many as I can. Whining is easy, and accomplishes nothing, action can work miracles. We should not be in this world to be remembered and famous. We are in this world to do well by ourselves and others, simply for the sake of knowing that when we do pop off the mortal coil, we did it with dignity intact and some style. Understand?
Reply:Maybe it is best to remember that you can only make your own little tiny space in this world the best you. We can hardly do much about global issues, war or even who is elected. What we can do however is make our space a happy and loving place. It is said that if we practice doing the next right thing that it will become innate in us ( paraphrasing Aristotle). Doing our own RAK (random acts of kindness) and being the best we can, finding our own happiness, maybe that is all there is. It is easy enough to give up on the world and think that man has no place here, but in truth you will find that there are other people doing the same thing. trying to make their piece of the world a little better place and being the best example of a human being you can be.
Reply:because the worse the earth gets then the closer it gets

to going %26quot;boom%26quot; as you call it. in religous beliefs people believe that god is going to come back. well i have a million different opinions and views on the whole concept. honestly i don%26#039;t believe that. i believe that we will eventually use up all resources thus killing ourselves to our own extinction. but the reason why people like to save the earth is because it will help us live longer and leave the world a better place for our kids. and you said why keep living if the world is coming to an end anyway? i%26#039;m not exactly sure what you mean by this but why not? why not keep living? if the world does come to an end wouldn%26#039;t that be kind of cool to watch? and it wouldn%26#039;t matter anyway because supposably all souls of the dead rise up again either to hell or heaven. so either way you%26#039;re going to be here whether you like it or not. and in other meanings of what you asked why kill yourself now when the world may not end for another 1,000 years. and then you say it may be remembered by fast forward generations but you got nothing. well i%26#039;m not selfish and think about myself. i want this world to be better for the more people coming into this world as others are leaving. who the heck cares if i get nothing out of it all i want is the smile on my face knowing that i helped. that%26#039;s worth a million things to me.
Reply:%26quot; In the sun we are found to be

Reflections of a sound

I know it%26#039;s been far too long in stormy weather

My arrested hope won%26#039;t choke forever

Like a memory I needed never

We walk wrapped in thought

Some are vacant some have grown too short

It%26#039;s the only thing I%26#039;ve ever had that keeps me lonely

In the sun we are found to be

Reflections of a sound

When nobody is around

Come down from the waist of time

Feel so empty when I feel so fine

Starting over we could change this light shadow sober

I%26#039;ve been waiting for far too long

Let%26#039;s stick together

Coz you%26#039;re keeping me warm but it%26#039;s a lonely setting sun

I wait so long now my head is full of pressure

I need time to cure my mind

It%26#039;s like a loop that lasts forever

I%26#039;ve been waiting for far too long

Let%26#039;s stick together

Coz you%26#039;re keeping me warm but it%26#039;s a lonely setting sun

In the sun we are found to be

Reflections of a sound

For nobody %26quot;
Reply:1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

Try to experience perfection.
Reply:some people behave like they really understand it becuase they are supposed to care,., it is amusing i think!
Reply:I%26#039;ve thought about that a lot. Why bother trying to make the world a better place? It%26#039;s not like anyone is going to remember us when we die except maybe for family and friends, but in the end no one will care or know who you were. So I agree, what%26#039;s the point? Why bother?

I believe that most people don%26#039;t think about that, or most don%26#039;t really care. We%26#039;re selfish beings and should only care about now. We should only care about ourselves, what we want now, and not think about the point of everything we do. But obviously the people like us who do think about it. But why think about it? I think %26quot;What%26#039;s the point? It%26#039;s not like I%26#039;m going to have an impact or affect the future, no one will remember me, so what%26#039;s the point?%26quot;

Humans care about now, not how great or bad the future will be because they don%26#039;t care, they won%26#039;t be there when the world goes BOOM!
Reply:You sound like a nihilist and there is nothing wrong with that. A nihilist by the way is someone who finds the world and life pretty much pointless.

However, with that, the point is up to you. by evolution purpose most people should have been born with altruism, or care for humanity built in them. If you honestly don%26#039;t care and see no point, the most oblivious thing to do it kill yourself. I%26#039;m definitely not telling you to do, if anything you have to find your own point.

Find your place in the vastness of the universe and you have to be a certain that you%26#039;re ok with that. Because as you said, we%26#039;re nothing but a speak in the universe.
Reply:Most %26#039;causes%26#039; are BS. A lot of time and energy for nothing.

But even if you are too small to be important on a global scale, you should be important to yourself.

If you understand Darwin, you know that Life has exactly one test. It must reproduce before it dies.

%26quot;Why bother?%26quot; is part of this test. Every living thing you see will die in the end %26amp; yet for billions of years life has continued to bloom on Earth.

See, the real question is %26quot;Why not bother?%26quot; Seriously, have you got something better to do? This ornate and beautiful dance of form and energy we call life may be meaningless to the universe, but would it kill you to try a few steps?

Lighten up. Have a little fun. No one will know your name in a hundred years but so what?. You probably don%26#039;t know jack about your great grandmother, but if she hadn%26#039;t gotten naked and nasty with your great granddad, you wouldn%26#039;t have frends or family.

Get a job, find a mate, raise a few new humans for the next dance.

Unless of course you think it would be more fun to whine %26amp; mope.
Reply:Okay, say the end of the world is tomorrow. We all look back on our lives and ask the question %26#039;%26#039;What was the point?%26#039;%26#039;.

This doesn%26#039;t take much soul searching. We are all born, we have no choice in that matter. We all get a tiny sliver of time on Earth. We might aswell have a good time on it.
Reply:I would guess because we have to live here, and if things get worse it would become a vibe less cuaseless life while we were here.
Reply:Nice question. who cares if the earth goes %26quot;boom%26quot;? sure it will happen in the future, but can you seriously believe that there%26#039;s no point in making the world a better place while you%26#039;re here? There is a point, honey. and the point is that, during the time BEFORE the earth goes %26quot;boom%26quot;, trillions of lives are created. we should make it easier for ourselves and the others to be happy and healthy and enjoy theirs too. you should enjoy the precious time you have here and make this time precious for others. Enjoy every moment and use every other moment to help :]

so what if someone doesn%26#039;t support a cause? they can still help. they help by living. their life may make someone else%26#039;s life all the more better. if we don%26#039;t support a cause does that mean that we should stop living. thats what you implied. :\

hope i answered your question

Is it worth living your life if your soul is dead and you are totally numb?

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That%26#039;s up to you to decide.

If you have done something unforgivable there is always hope your life will turn around.
Is it worth living your life if your soul is dead and you are totally numb?
Maybe the situation is just temporary. Hopefully, you can overcome your problems.
Is it worth living your life if your soul is dead and you are totally numb?
I%26#039;ll pray for you.

John 3:16
Reply:Life is always worth living and just because you are numb does not mean your soul is dead. Maybe it is just resting. The fact that you are asking this question proves that you are feeling something. Maybe you just need to wake it up.

It%26#039;s time. Find something that makes you happy in life that is healthy for you. A hobby that brings pleasure to you. Usually creating something helps, do you like photography? Nature? Singing? Writing?

In the meantime, if you truly feel like your soul is dead or life isn%26#039;t worth living, you may want to consider talking to someone in person. A family member, friend or a counselor can always be helpful in these situations.

Just remember, we all go through periods of time that leave us feeling numb....they aren%26#039;t permanent and there is alot in this life to look forward to
Reply:If your soul is really dead...

...the numbness shouldn%26#039;t bother you.

If you think that somewhere, somehow there must be a better life.....

Go find it.
Reply:i know numb ers numb my ears and make them more numb than they already were but are you asking this question to deside what job you should try and get?
Reply:Your soul isn%26#039;t dead and you are not emotionally numb. You did ask this question, right? There%26#039;s the proof. Numb people don%26#039;t give a ripe rat%26#039;s rump what other people think, nor do they care to explain or have explained, why they feel or don%26#039;t feel as they do. You are in a rough patch for certain, but seek out someone you like to talk to and then get involved in making life better for others. Do volunteer work, stop focusing on the me, me, I , I and start doing something for someone else. It will help your perspective immensely.
Reply:If your soul is dead, then you are not really living a life. But instead of thinking the soul is dead, it might be better think of the body and mind are so strong that they have cut themselves off from the soul and receive little from it.

Even this is hard to believe if we think of consciousness as an aspect of the soul.
Reply:It depend what happened. If the person you are talkign about can find some solace in something, then yes, there isa reson to live. As long that soemthign isn%26#039;t a razorblade or a gun. I owuld just say never to give up. You life will get better. it alwasy does.
Reply:Yes it%26#039;s worth living your life. All the answers you need are inside you. Believe it or not. Meditation really helps. It doesn%26#039;t have to be any serious chanting or with chimes or anything. Just reflect. What will make you happy?? What are you prepared to do to achieve that?? (In a legal and safe way for you and others, mind you.)
Reply:life experiences sometimes leave us feeling numb and dead inside its true, but given time and the possibility of a higher power sometimes makes it bareable. If you can read a bible, it sometimes helps. when i was feeling that way I%26#039;d just pick up a bible, that has been sitting there for many months untouched, open it up to somewhere i had no clue of and start reading. there has been many times when what i needed to hear was right there in front of me, as tho God himself had planned it that way. it may take a couple of tries but it always gave me something to hope for. The thought that there is a power out there that is so much stronger than us frail humans and our weaknesses just seems to make me feel better. hopefully it will you too. try it. it may just be what you needed. good luck and things WILL get better. this is the way of life. and it is worth living. your soul will heal and you will feel things again. just give it a little time and read that bible a little in the meantime.
Reply:You need to find God, he is the only one that can help you with that. People that have totally lost there souls and our dammed, they don%26#039;t really recognize it(with the exception of some that ask for forgiveness and totally change), At least you recognize it that%26#039;s the first step to redemption!!
Reply:Your soul cannot die. Relax into the numb feeling...just let go for a while.

What's tunnel vision?

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How do you get out of it?
What%26#039;s tunnel vision?
I%26#039;m not sure why you put this in philosophy. Tunnel vision is a disability that restricts one%26#039;s vision, kind of like looking through periscope. You can not see peripherally. You can only see what is in front of you.

If someone has tunnel vision in the philosophical sense, it means your world view is limited. You can not see all points of view or the big picture. You are limited to what you know or see right in front of you. You are limitted in regards to information.

You can reduce tunnel vision by opening your mind to others points of view, to new ideas, to new ways of doing things other than that you know. In other words shoot for looking at all the angles in the big picture.

Hope that helps.
What%26#039;s tunnel vision?
I%26#039;m interpretign this as you mean the question figuritively. Figuritive tunnel vision as you can%26#039;t seem to look at the thign and front of you and see all the possiblilities . As if you onyl just see one.

Open your mind to new things. I know that sounds veryy bohemian but its really not. Im not intending for you to use drugs becasue I don%26#039;t use them myslef but reading and wirting often help me do this. If not just take a step back and look at the world around you. Thing abotu it. There are millions of galaxies out there. Does it stop? Does it ever end? What is the purpose of this? is there really anythign larger? Hopefully this helps.
Reply:There%26#039;s actual tunnel vision, and the metaphorical kind.

Certain drug interactions can produce a big black circle around everything you see. The middle is visible but the hole keeps getting smaller and smaller. Presumably when the hole completely closes you black out.

As a metaphor, it means you have a very narrow mind, i.e. that you are a pinhead.
Reply:Tunnel vision is a loss of peripheral vision.

%26quot;How do you get out of it?%26quot;

That%26#039;s funny, that was hard not to laugh. Considering I am at work. Me laughing would break the silent and get everybody looking at me.

Edit

I got a thumbs down.

You were serious, tunnel vision could be caused by anything. Such as stare a something for a long period of time could cause tunnel vision, about to black out could cause the tunnel vision as well, or simply going blind.

If you are staring at something for a long period of time. Just move your eyes, if blacking out, stop drinking. If goin blind there is nothing you can do about it.

As far as what other people are talking about as far as thinking is concerned I never heard of that type of tunnel vision.

Sorry, I thought you were trying to make a joke.
Reply:it is what you get when you think to much and dont know how,., it is where people can only see a single dot infromt of them clearly, and everything the see they need to look directly at with the center of their eye~`~`~
Reply:in tunnel vision,i hope , your vision is limited to the central part and not on the circumference.
Reply:There are two kinds. One physical, one mental.

Physical condition is the lack of peripheral vision. If you stare straight ahead at a fixed point, without moving your eyes or head, what can you detect on the outside edges of your vision? If nothing much, then you many suffer from tunnel vision and should seek medical help.

The other Tunnel vision is the stubborn, (often doggedly) determined focus of an individual who only sees what he or she wants to see. They close off ideas and thoughts and possibilities that they do not agree with, often closing their minds to new answers and possibilities for learning new things, including things that may have actually proved helpful to them. They can also %26#039;shut out%26#039; the real world, preferring to recognize only what they want to acknowledge and %26#039;see%26#039;.
Reply:Putting blinders on and not looking at alternatives or other data which is obvious for the most part.

Is the world full of "strange bed fellows"?

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If you take the events and closely analyse them and write down what you see. Then write down the exact opposite of what you observed. You will be much closer to the truth.
Is the world full of %26quot;strange bed fellows%26quot;?
if you take what events?
Is the world full of %26quot;strange bed fellows%26quot;?
what?? i cant tell what ur asking. if its about sex--WHAT??????again
Reply:Not exactly because the %26quot;next person%26quot; would probably %26quot;see%26quot; what you just wrote out and end up doing its %26quot;opposite%26quot; so everything would void itself out.
Reply:No matter how the mind works, it never comes to the truth. The mind can perceive and interpret and analyze and come to opposing conclusions if it wishes but it never comes any closer to the truth. The truth is not in words. It is in the ability to be aware of the moment, without words, without opinion, without judgment and without preference, without acceptance or denial, as Walt Whitman said.

Humans are now very sinful, how can we fix this global problem? How can the future be saved?

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Look at the world around us, there are wars, there are crises, millions are suffering, there is chaos!!! And there are signs that the end is near. Is there hope of salvation?
Humans are now very sinful, how can we fix this global problem? How can the future be saved?
Study your history.......humans have been sinful since Adam %26amp; Eve.
Humans are now very sinful, how can we fix this global problem? How can the future be saved?
Would you stop complaining. Look what you have, a job, computer, access to the internet, food, money, access to education.
Reply:focus on yourself and the ones around you. Accept that is what you can accomplish. Through that, you can effect the greater world...
Reply:Well to fix the problem of lacking human sympathy and empathy, humans have to reevaluate their relationship of morals.

However, with the too fast lifestyle of today, responsibility of teaching morals have been placed on the media (Parents seem to have not a lot of time and just sit their kids in front of the TV),and this is our downfall. Parents need to teach morals to keep our generation on the right track.

I mean really look at what just happened:

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/bystanders-...
Reply:Sinfulness is widespread, but only those people who understand about finding Christ and Salvation have the knowledge to understand why living the least sinful life you can is so extremely important.

The best that we can do as Christians is to bear witness and testify to those that may be lacking Jesus Christ in their lives. That is what God asks of us.
Reply:only on a personal level. i%26#039;m afraid this was fortold many many years ago in bible prophesy. i don;%26#039;t know that we can stop it. unless jesus comes back first, then the bible says there will be 1,000 years of peace on earth.
Reply:Humans have always been sinful. Adam and Eve were kicked out of Eden because they sinned. After generations of wars, you think NOW the end is near?

No. Millions are suffering and they are being helped. Aid,food and shelter is being given. Wars are fought for the greater good - would you prefer if no one sinned and stuck to their own little patch? Millions more would have suffered.

The end is not near. Not every human is a sinner. I respect your faith in God but can you not have faith in Humanity?
Reply:%26quot;Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.%26quot; Albus Dumbledore, a great man. He hit it right on the button. Humans are their own worst eneies. I am very ashamed to call myself one of them. There are a few that are good, but often those who have the need for greed and the need to be right often overwhelm them. As for hope for the human race, only if those of use who acutley care take a step up and try to right the wrong we have done. I%26#039;ll gladly join you in the quest to save humans.
Reply:The history repeat again and again, the future still the same.

I have too much to worry about, forget the outside world.
Reply:i%26#039;m no %26quot;jesus freak%26quot;, but if your going to be talking about %26quot;sin%26quot; %26amp; how we can fix it, the obvious answer is the good lord himself.
Reply:Humans have ALWAYS been sinful. Ever heard of the Spanish inquisition, Hilter, Slavery, the crusades? Since the dawn of man we have been killing each other over land, religion, money and power. Its not s new phenominon that the world is full of pain and suffering. Be happy you don%26#039;t live in the 3rd world. You got it better than 75% of the world%26#039;s population.
Reply:God through Jesus Christ who died to save us from our sins. All we have to do is confess with our mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead and you will be saved.
Reply:People need to stop judging one another based on a select few of idiots who the world look bad. People need to look at each other as if they know nothing about a person and judge them by the words they speak.

Is evolution where we try to teach people how to think diffrent?

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from most people and then wait to find out if their thinking which is stimulated by being evolved from monkeys, answers any question a person could ever ask?
Is evolution where we try to teach people how to think diffrent?
No, evolution is the theory that people evolved from apes.
Is evolution where we try to teach people how to think diffrent?
This is so stupid, it must be an attempt at a joke.
Reply:No evolution is a biological process where organisms change and adapt base on their environmental influences.

And you question doesn%26#039;t make any sense.
Reply:Uh...I%26#039;m sorry, I don%26#039;t get your question.

Evolution is a theory of how we evolved into humans, although evolutionists don%26#039;t agree on how that first %26quot;spark of life%26quot; happened.

I%26#039;m not sure what you were trying to ask.
Reply:No, evolution is where people are taught a scientific theory that is based on fossil evidence. And no, we are not evolved from monkeys. The theory of evolution doesn%26#039;t say that. No scientist says that, either.
Reply:huh?

evolution is when we become bacterial scum that consumes the world!!

its all based on genetic variation that are passed on. in Theory the more we reproduce the higher our genetic evolution will progress.

egg head say that since virus, and bacteria live and die in a few seconds they are technically the most evolved life form on earth.

think that is enough proof in itself that evolution is a scam.
Reply:Evolution is a scientific theory, not a philosophical one. And just to be clear, evolution theorists do not believe humans evolved from modern apes. Humans, Apes, and Monkeys just have a common ancestor. There used to be more than one species of human on Earth, that is how we know this.
Reply:uhhhh no, evolution is a theory about biological processes etcetc about
Reply:people dotn now everything that is happening to them at any moment!
Reply:listen to me.

seriously.

This magnificently complex world happening by chance is equivalent to the Dictionary being created by an explosion in a printing factory.

chew on that.
Reply:I definitely think that the theory of evolution should be taught in school because it%26#039;s it attempts to explain change and diversity of life in natural terms.I think it sharpens people%26#039;s analytical skills when trying to make sense of the world around them. I think it really encourages people to be open to all kinds of theories of life because it stimulates the search for answers instead of blindly believing what we do believe. It gives us a chance to challenge our own views, allowing room to learn and discover by recognizing that there is much more information that is out there.
Reply:every one is a philosopher
Reply:Evolution is %26quot;science%26quot; trying to convince people that we had an origin other than %26quot;by our Creator%26quot;. Science can put a %26quot;spin%26quot; on the facts long enough and often enough that people finally begin to %26quot;believe it%26quot;.

Hitler, Lenin and Saddam did it. Worked fine for them (for a while) but in the end telling untruths come back to haunt.

When science attempts to LINK humans to monkeys, they have yet to give us a %26quot;true definitive%26quot; correlation via DNA, genes to make it conclusive. They never %26quot;fully explain%26quot; it and just want people to accept it because it is %26quot;science%26quot;. rubbish my dear Watson, rubbish.

God created everything and everywhere %26quot;...I am the alpha and the omega...%26quot;. Need there be anything else said?
Reply:No, evolution is a scientific theory of how man progressed from earlier life forms. Education is where we teach people a) to think b) to think differently c) to think critically. It is also the vehicle by which one learns about evolution.
Reply:No, %26quot;evolution%26quot; is the change in the frequency of alleles in a species over many generations. The theory of evolution is a strongly supported, well tested, explanation for the many facts we see in the world around us from the fields of paleontology, genetics, zoology, psychology, physiology, and environmental sciences, about how species change and adapt over many generations.

Also, evolution does not say humans %26quot;evolved from monkeys%26quot;, it says that humans, monkeys, and apes evolved from a common ape ancestor. (Roughly speaking, monkeys have tails, apes don%26#039;t, so humans and chimpanzees, who share over 98% of the same genes, are both apes.)

Evolution isn%26#039;t intended to answer %26quot;any question a person could ever ask%26quot;, it is only meant to explain the method by which natural laws have produced the variety of species we see today. Contrary to what some creationists claim, it says nothing about the origin of the universe, planets, or life.

So, the theory of evolution was not created to stimulate thought, it was discovered based on objective scientific evidence, and it is an explanation that helps us understand and predict some things about life on Earth.

What if everything in the world was free, what will you do or how will you do it?

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Nothing is %26quot;free%26quot;. Someone, somewhere, somehow must %26quot;pay for it%26quot;. It may be %26quot;no cost to YOU, but it is NOT FREE%26quot;.
What if everything in the world was free, what will you do or how will you do it?
If everything in the world was free, there is going to be chaos because greedy people will go on taking everything. But if conscience and law exists with it than i will be happy.

I will go get everything that is free. Eat whatever i want, buy travel where ever i want, etc.
What if everything in the world was free, what will you do or how will you do it?
I%26#039;d do my hobbies, of course.

rock-climbing, swimming in the sea, diving, etc.

besides, I don%26#039;t have to go to work for everything is free.

Tyranny over chaos? do you thionk civilisations prefer iron fisted tyranny and order than chaos and?

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civil unrest
Tyranny over chaos? do you thionk civilisations prefer iron fisted tyranny and order than chaos and?
Yes...

Look at Iraq - they were better off under a tyrant than bands of roving gangs and thugs...

Besides its not a %26quot;civilization%26quot; if it is in chaos...
Tyranny over chaos? do you thionk civilisations prefer iron fisted tyranny and order than chaos and?
Under either condition, people will still complain. There will be revolts, protests, and violence. People will always whine. With tyranny it%26#039;s too much rule and with chaos it%26#039;s not enough rule. It%26#039;s difficult to determine what people want anymore with how much they complain.
Reply:Neither.

Civil unrest is born out of people NOT willing to govern themselves. People want %26quot;everything%26quot; for nothing down and nothing ever.

Tyranny over shadows many basic freedoms which are cherished by people in general.
Reply:I think through chaos comes the elegance of the universe.

But...

I think civilizations would do almost anything to remain free of tyranny and pain, including iron fist tyranny to protect them of the tyranny of different religion, skin tones, you know, the tyranny that isn%26#039;t as cool.
Reply:Hind sight tells me that different people have different preferences. Seems that civil unrest are cause and effect for iron fisted tyranny -- they exist to cancel each other out as people seek viable way to live.

Besides, I disagree that iron fisted tyranny should be associated with order. Unjust rule is the cause of chaos for the oppressed. Ie, civil unrest is the force to return chaos to order.
Reply:Consider entropy. It%26#039;s completely reasonable to think of chaos as unavoidable. Tyrants fall, and die; empires crumble, democracies succumb. Whatever isn%26#039;t chaos we%26#039;ve managed to scrap together meagerly, and it was never as apparent as when we first started out.

Order is a very fickle artifice, but the history of civilization has been one long attempt at a stable version of it. In this sense, it is probably obvious that it has been preferable throughout history.

This preference is meant to assist in the escape from the chaos. Throughout history, this has led entire societies into corrupt forms of order, like tyrannies and central governments, to a degree that a stable, organized society has yet to be achieved. People of the time are misled by convincing arguments and the social appropriation of these arguments as norm and custom. It is why revolutions have been fought in the name of every idea. It is why today, most westerners defend democracy before ever becoming aware of argument for it, or even a definition. It just becomes, in the here and now, the thing to do.

It seems, however, that this search for order has produced many good ideas, and modern peoples are weary of a societal order with a very centralized power structure. This might make most people today shy away from tyrannies, in favor of an apparent complete lack of order. This is interesting, also, because it might prove a lesson that for order to be achieved at all, it has to happen by means of a horizontal power structure, where individuals are responsible for their own choices, and accountable only to whom they interact with. It would be an attempt at order without force pursued by individuals for their own benefit.

Though some people might be misled today and accept ever increasing concentrations of power, in their search for order, the tide has never been more shifted towards a preference for self-determination. The freedom of the individual might seem like chaos in light of a historical legacy of tyrannical power concentrations, and compared to how much power some men have today, but this so-called chaos is nothing but the fairest attempt at order ever conceived by man.

Describe the relationship between the songwriter and the person for whom he is writing the song.?

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it%26#039;s a little bit funny, this feeling inside. well, you know, it%26#039;s not one. that I can easily hide.Don%26#039;t have much money, Oh, but girl,I did I%26#039;ve buy a big house where we both could live.2rd verse.If I were a sculptor, but then again, no. Or a man who makes otions for a travelling show. I know it%26#039;s not know but it%26#039;s the best I can do: My gift is my song and this one%26#039;s for you.Chorus: And you can tell everybady, this is your song,It may be quite simple but now that it%26#039;s done,I hope you don;t mind, I hope you don%26#039;t mind,what I put down in worlds,How wonderfull life is while you%26#039;re in the world.3rs verse. I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss, well, it seems a few of the verses, Well, They%26#039;re got me quite crsps, But the sum%26#039;s been quite kind while I wrote this song: It%26#039;s for people like you that keep it turned on.
Describe the relationship between the songwriter and the person for whom he is writing the song.?
I thought the relationship was pretty well delineated in the lyrics.
Describe the relationship between the songwriter and the person for whom he is writing the song.?
A song must be %26quot;personal%26quot;. It conveys feelings, emotions and perceived factual information about someone or something.

Writing a song is NOT just putting words down that rhythm and sound cool. Sing the verses and put your soul and heart into them. If they sound right and stir your heart and emotions in and for YOU, go with it.

Someone, somewhere may have a similar feeling about someone or something. That%26#039;s how one gets fans.
Reply:I don%26#039;t think the second person is a real person, but the hypothetical relationship is one in which the first person is in love with the second person, and they%26#039;re probably in some sort of romantic relationship.
Reply:$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ thats the relationship betwixt singer ands songwriter